IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 351 
Recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives 
of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expressing support 
for the designation of the month of May as ‘‘National Menstrual Health 
Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 2, 2023 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the impact the stigmatization of menstruation 
has on the lives of women, girls, and people who men-
struate, and expressing support for the designation of 
the month of May as ‘‘National Menstrual Health Aware-
ness Month’’. 
Whereas menstrual health is an integral part of overall health 
because most women menstruate, on average, for 40 
years of life between menarche and menopause; 
Whereas 
the 
World 
Bank 
estimates 
that 
globally, 
500,000,000 people lack access to menstrual products 
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and clean, safe water and sanitation facilities for men-
strual hygiene management; 
Whereas the United Nations Population Fund recognizes that 
menstruation is intrinsically related to human dignity; 
Whereas menstrual health impacts the fulfillment of rights 
such as adequate and secure housing, education, safe and 
healthy working conditions, and freedom from discrimina-
tion; 
Whereas access to safe, private water and sanitation facilities 
is essential for effectively managing menstrual hygiene 
with dignity; 
Whereas cultural stigma and lack of access to menstrual 
health and hygiene education, sanitation, and infrastruc-
ture can limit access to school, employment, and religious 
activities; 
Whereas negative stigmas around menstruation can impact 
girls from the onset of puberty and throughout the re-
mainder of their lives; 
Whereas menstruation is a normal and healthy part of life for 
most women and girls, yet, in many societies, the experi-
ence of menstruators continues to be constrained by cul-
tural taboos and discriminatory social norms; 
Whereas the lack of resources for safe and dignified manage-
ment of menstruation can cause discomfort and psycho-
logical stress and add to the shame and sometimes de-
pression that women and girls experience as a result of 
menstruation-related taboos and stigma; 
Whereas women’s health research continues to be under-
studied, resulting in a lack of research and education 
around menstrual and uterine health issues such as 
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fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome, 
impacting millions of women in the United States; 
Whereas an investment in menstrual health is an investment 
in gender equity and equality; and 
Whereas menstrual health disparities impact economic oppor-
tunities and empowerment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Menstrual Health Awareness Month’’, which are 
to— 
(A) normalize menstruation as a healthy 
biological process and eliminate period stigma; 
(B) educate young people to understand 
menstrual health management and its impacts 
on the overall physical health, mental health, 
and well-being of women, girls, and those who 
menstruate; 
(C) support the development of new sup-
portive standards of menstrual health education 
and care for menstruating girls, women, and 
people; and 
(D) improve access to care, treatment, and 
information regarding menstrual health, includ-
ing for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, 
fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary 
syndrome; 
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