; Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— (1) declared racism a serious threat to public health; and (2) acknowledged the need for additional research and investments to address that serious threat; Whereas a Federal public health crisis declaration proclaims racism as a pervasive health issue and alerts the people of the United States to the need to enact immediate and effective cross-governmental efforts to address the root causes of structural racism and the downstream impacts of that racism; and Whereas such a declaration requires the response of governments to engage significant resources to empower the communities that are impacted: Now, therefore, be it