HRES 372 · in committee · major
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".
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This resolution designates May as National Menstrual Health Awareness Month to educate the public.
- Women, girls, and people who menstruate are affected by menstrual stigma and lack of health information.
- The resolution is non-binding and carries no direct costs or implementation requirements.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might designating May as National Menstrual Health Awareness Month address the specific health information gaps that women, girls, and menstruating people currently face?
- 02
What evidence supports the connection between menstrual stigma and measurable negative outcomes in education, healthcare access, or economic participation?
- 03
Since this resolution is non-binding with no funding mechanism, what concrete actions would make menstrual health awareness month meaningful beyond symbolic recognition?
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Sponsor · D-NY-6
Grace Meng
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
19/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-01
Joining the bill
Bonnie Watson Coleman
D-NJ-12 · original
Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
Paul Tonko
D-NY-20 · original
Ritchie Torres
D-NY-15 · original
Nydia M. Velázquez
D-NY-7 · original
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original
Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
Veronica Escobar
D-TX-16 · original
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D-CA-37 · original
+ 7 more
Legislative timeline
2025-05-01 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-05-01 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-05-01 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-05-01 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
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