Whereas cardiovascular disease affects men, women, and children of every age and race in the United States; Whereas cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of nearly 930,000 individuals in the United States in 2020, more than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined; Whereas, from 2019 to 2020, deaths from heart disease increased by 4.8 percent, the largest increase in heart disease deaths since 2012, and stroke deaths increased in the same period by 6 percent; Whereas individuals in the United States have made great progress in reducing the death rate for cardiovascular disease, but this progress has been more modest with respect to the death rate for cardiovascular disease in women and historically marginalized communities of color; Whereas cardiovascular disease results in tremendous health care costs and lost productivity, and if not addressed the United States alone will spend over $1,000,000,000,000 dollars by 2035 on costs relating to cardiovascular disease; Whereas, between 2018 and 2019, cardiovascular disease accounted for $407,000,000,000 in health care expenditures and lost productivity; Whereas, in 2020, sudden cardiac arrest accounted for over 436,000 deaths; Whereas, approximately every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack; Whereas heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of maternal death among women in the United States, accounting for more than 1 in 3 pregnancy-related deaths between 2011 and 2015; Whereas congenital heart defects are— (1) the most common types of birth defects in the United States; and (2) the leading killer of infants with birth defects; Whereas extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified major and contributing factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including— (1) high blood pressure; (2) high blood cholesterol; (3) smoking tobacco products; (4) exposure to tobacco smoke; (5) physical inactivity; (6) obesity