•HRES 372 IH 
Whereas 
the 
World 
Bank 
estimates 
that 
globally, 
500,000,000 people lack access to menstrual products 
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 6,000 women in the United States enter menopause 
each day; 
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; 
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•HRES 372 IH 
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 
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, 
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•HRES 372 IH 
fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary 
syndrome; 
(2) acknowledges the importance of ensuring 
access to appropriate menstrual products and safe, 
private sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools 
and workplaces in the United States and abroad; 
(3) recognizes the importance of promoting 
health equity and addressing the burden negative 
stigmas around menstruation have on women, girls, 
and those who menstruate; 
(4) recognizes the importance of expanding clin-
ical research and health education on conditions im-
pacting menstrual health such as fibroids, endo-
metriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and meno-
pause; and 
(5) supports the designation of a ‘‘National 
Menstrual Health Awareness Month’’. 
Æ 
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