IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 544 
Supporting the designation of the month of June 2025, as ‘‘National Men’s 
Health Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2025 
Mr. CARTER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. DUNN of Flor-
ida, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. LIEU) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of the month of June 2025, as 
‘‘National Men’s Health Month’’. 
Whereas, despite advances in medical technology and re-
search, American men now live an average of nearly 6 
years less than women, and American Indian/Alaska Na-
tive and African-American men have the lowest life ex-
pectancy; 
Whereas heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, diabe-
tes, chronic lower respiratory diseases, chronic liver dis-
ease and cirrhosis, influenza and pneumonia, and Parkin-
son’s disease according to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, lead to death in men at a higher 
age-adjusted rate than women; 
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Whereas African American and Hispanic men have a higher 
prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obe-
sity, compared to non-Hispanic White men and are less 
likely to seek care from a health professional; 
Whereas the Lifespan Gender Gap grew through most of the 
20th Century from less than 2 years to 7.7 years before 
peaking in 1979 and then declining to 4.7 years in 2010 
(a reduction of three full years) before increasing to 5.3 
years in the most recent reports; 
Whereas the rise, fall and rise again of the Lifespan Gender 
Gap show that the gap does respond to public policy and 
public education and that there is nothing inevitable or 
inexorable about the premature death of men; 
Whereas suicide is among the top 10 causes of death for 
men, with an overall rate nearly 4 times higher than the 
rate for women and ranks as the second highest cause of 
death for men in 2 age groups, from ages 1 through 19 
and ages 20 through 44; 
Whereas men on average experience a heart attack 7 years 
earlier than women; 
Whereas testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers 
in men between the ages of 15 and 34, and when de-
tected early, has a 95-percent survival rate; 
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, the 
number of colorectal cancer cases among men is expected 
to be over 110,000 in 2025, and over 64,000 men are ex-
pected to die from it; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 13 out of every 100 American men will de-
velop prostate cancer during their lifetime; 
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•HRES 544 IH 
Whereas, according to the American Cancer Society, an esti-
mated 313,780 men will be diagnosed with prostate can-
cer in 2025, and an estimated 35,770 of them will die 
from the disease; 
Whereas African-American men in the United States have the 
highest incidence of prostate cancer; 
Whereas African-American men are 1.76 times more likely to 
be diagnosed with, and 2.20 times more likely to die 
from, prostate cancer compared to White men; 
Whereas significant numbers of predominantly male-related 
health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular can-
cer, infertility, and colon cancer, could be detected and 
treated in the early stages if men were more widely aware 
of the many early detection and screening tools and pre-
ventive measures currently available; 
Whereas educating both the public and health care providers 
about the importance of early detection of male health 
problems will result in reducing rates of mortality for 
these diseases; 
Whereas appropriate use of tests such as prostate-specific 
antigen exams and blood pressure and cholesterol 
screens, in conjunction with clinical examination and self- 
testing for problems such as testicular cancer, can result 
in the detection of many of these problems in their early 
stages and proper treatment can nearly eliminate the risk 
of death from prostate cancer and testicular cancer; 
Whereas, according to the most widely cited study, the Cleve-
land Clinic MENtion It Survey, two-thirds (65 percent) 
of men tend to wait as long as possible to see their doctor 
if they have any health symptoms or an injury, and 
among men surveyed, men ages 35 to 54 are more likely 
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to agree they tend to tough it out as long as possible be-
fore going to the doctor (72 percent), compared to men 
55 and up (59 percent); 
Whereas women are nearly twice as likely as men to have vis-
ited the doctor in the past year; 
Whereas men are less likely than women to visit their health 
center or physician for regular screening examinations of 
male-related problems for a variety of reasons, including 
fear of learning or confirming health status or condition, 
embarrassment, lack of health insurance, lack of informa-
tion, and high out-of-pockets costs; 
Whereas ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ was established by 
Congress and first celebrated in 1994 and urges men and 
their families to engage in appropriate health behaviors, 
and the resulting increased awareness has improved 
health-related education and helped prevent illness; 
Whereas the Governors of all 50 States have issued proclama-
tions declaring Men’s Health Week in their States, as 
have mayors of over 350 cities; 
Whereas, since 1994, ‘‘National Men’s Health Week’’ has 
been celebrated each June by hundreds of States, cities, 
localities, public health departments, health care entities, 
churches, and community organizations throughout the 
Nation that promote health awareness events focused on 
men and families; 
Whereas men who are educated about the value that preven-
tive health care can play in prolonging their lifespan and 
their role as productive family members will be more like-
ly to participate in health screenings; 
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•HRES 544 IH 
Whereas men and their families are encouraged to increase 
their awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, 
regular exercise, and medical checkups; and 
Whereas June 2025, is ‘‘National Men’s Health Month’’, 
which has the purpose of heightening the awareness of 
preventable health problems and encouraging early detec-
tion and treatment of disease among men and boys: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the annual ‘‘National Men’s 
Health Month’’; and 
(2) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
and interested groups to observe ‘‘National Men’s 
Health Month’’ with appropriate ceremonies and ac-
tivities. 
Æ 
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