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".
HRES 372 is a symbolic resolution designating May as "National Menstrual Health Awareness Month" to address stigma around menstruation. It does not create new laws but formally recognizes how menstrual stigma impacts women, girls, and people who menstruate in areas like education, health, and daily life. The resolution supports efforts to normalize menstruation, improve access to menstrual products and sanitation facilities, and promote research on menstrual health conditions. It urges awareness and education to advance gender equity but has no legal force or direct policy changes.
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Introduced May 1, 2025
Last action May 1, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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 committee concerned.
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Grace Meng
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
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Gregory W. Meeks
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Gwen Moore
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
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Judy Chu
DDemocratic
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Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
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Lois Frankel
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Melanie A. Stansbury
DDemocratic
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Nanette Diaz Barragán
DDemocratic
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