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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 372
5	5	Recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives
6	6	of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expressing support
7	7	for the designation of the month of May as ‘‘National Menstrual Health
8	8	Awareness Month’’.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	MAY1, 2025
11	11	Ms. M
12	12	ENG(for herself, Ms. CLARKEof New York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms.
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14	14	ROWNLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. ESCOBAR,
15	15	Mr. J
16	16	OHNSONof Georgia, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms.
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18	18	OOREof Wisconsin, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TORRESof New
19	19	York, Ms. V
20	20	ELA´ZQUEZ, and Mrs. WATSONCOLEMAN) submitted the fol-
21	21	lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
22	22	Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Work-
23	23	force, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each
24	24	case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
25	25	the committee concerned
26	26	RESOLUTION
27	27	Recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation
28	28	has on the lives of women, girls, and people who men-
29	29	struate, and expressing support for the designation of
30	30	the month of May as ‘‘National Menstrual Health Aware-
31	31	ness Month’’.
32	32	Whereas menstrual health is an integral part of overall health
33	33	because most women menstruate, on average, for 40
34	34	years of life between menarche and menopause;
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37	37	•HRES 372 IH
38	38	Whereas the World Bank estimates that globally,
39	39	500,000,000 people lack access to menstrual products
40	40	and clean, safe water and sanitation facilities for men-
41	41	strual hygiene management;
42	42	Whereas the United Nations Population Fund recognizes that
43	43	menstruation is intrinsically related to human dignity;
44	44	Whereas menstrual health impacts the fulfillment of rights
45	45	such as adequate and secure housing, education, safe and
46	46	healthy working conditions, and freedom from discrimina-
47	47	tion;
48	48	Whereas 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause
49	49	each day;
50	50	Whereas access to safe, private water and sanitation facilities
51	51	is essential for effectively managing menstrual hygiene
52	52	with dignity;
53	53	Whereas cultural stigma and lack of access to menstrual
54	54	health and hygiene education, sanitation, and infrastruc-
55	55	ture can limit access to school, employment, and religious
56	56	activities;
57	57	Whereas negative stigmas around menstruation can impact
58	58	girls from the onset of puberty and throughout the re-
59	59	mainder of their lives;
60	60	Whereas menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for
61	61	most women and girls, yet, in many societies, the experi-
62	62	ence of menstruators continues to be constrained by cul-
63	63	tural taboos and discriminatory social norms;
64	64	Whereas the lack of resources for safe and dignified manage-
65	65	ment of menstruation can cause discomfort and psycho-
66	66	logical stress and add to the shame and sometimes de-
67	67	pression that women and girls experience as a result of
68	68	menstruation-related taboos and stigma;
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71	71	•HRES 372 IH
72	72	Whereas women’s health research continues to be under-
73	73	studied, resulting in a lack of research and education
74	74	around menstrual and uterine health issues such as
75	75	fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome,
76	76	impacting millions of women in the United States;
77	77	Whereas an investment in menstrual health is an investment
78	78	in gender equity and equality; and
79	79	Whereas menstrual health disparities impact economic oppor-
80	80	tunities and empowerment: Now, therefore, be it
81	81	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
82	82	(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 2
83	83	Menstrual Health Awareness Month’’, which are 3
84	84	to— 4
85	85	(A) normalize menstruation as a healthy 5
86	86	biological process and eliminate period stigma; 6
87	87	(B) educate young people to understand 7
88	88	menstrual health management and its impacts 8
89	89	on the overall physical health, mental health, 9
90	90	and well-being of women, girls, and those who 10
91	91	menstruate; 11
92	92	(C) support the development of new sup-12
93	93	portive standards of menstrual health education 13
94	94	and care for menstruating girls, women, and 14
95	95	people; and 15
96	96	(D) improve access to care, treatment, and 16
97	97	information regarding menstrual health, includ-17
98	98	ing for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, 18
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101	101	•HRES 372 IH
102	102	fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary 1
103	103	syndrome; 2
104	104	(2) acknowledges the importance of ensuring 3
105	105	access to appropriate menstrual products and safe, 4
106	106	private sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools 5
107	107	and workplaces in the United States and abroad; 6
108	108	(3) recognizes the importance of promoting 7
109	109	health equity and addressing the burden negative 8
110	110	stigmas around menstruation have on women, girls, 9
111	111	and those who menstruate; 10
112	112	(4) recognizes the importance of expanding clin-11
113	113	ical research and health education on conditions im-12
114	114	pacting menstrual health such as fibroids, endo-13
115	115	metriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and meno-14
116	116	pause; and 15
117	117	(5) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 16
118	118	Menstrual Health Awareness Month’’. 17
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