HRES 372119th CongressIn Committee

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".

Introduced: May 1, 2025

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H. Res. 372 is a non-binding resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the harm caused by stigma around menstruation and expressing support for designating May as National Menstrual Health Awareness Month. The resolution lays out a series of goals and acknowledgments related to menstrual health, including normalizing menstruation, expanding education and care, and improving access to menstrual products and private sanitation facilities. It also emphasizes the importance of health equity and increased research and education on conditions affecting menstrual health (such as dysmenorrhea, fibroids, endometriosis, and PCOS) and notes the broader impact of menstruation on housing, education, work, and discrimination. While it calls for a national awareness month and outlines policy-oriented aims, the resolution itself does not create new laws or funding.

Key Points

1Establishes May as “National Menstrual Health Awareness Month” and expresses support for the designation.
2- The goal is to normalize menstruation as a healthy biological process and reduce period stigma, while promoting public awareness.
3Aims to educate and provide standards for menstrual health management.
4- Seeks to educate young people about menstrual health and its impact on physical and mental well-being; supports developing new standards for education and care.
5Promotes access to care and information about menstrual health conditions.
6- Highlights the need for better information and access to treatment for conditions such as dysmenorrhea, fibroids, endometriosis, and PCOS.
7Emphasizes access to menstrual products and private sanitation facilities.
8- Calls for appropriate products and safe, private water and sanitation facilities in schools and workplaces in the United States and abroad.
9Advances health equity and research/education on menstrual health.
10- Recognizes the burden of stigma on health equity and supports expanding clinical research and health education on menstrual health and related conditions; mentions menopause as another area of focus.
11- Overall, frames menstrual health as a matter of gender equity and opportunity.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Women, girls, and people who menstruate; students in schools; employees in workplaces; healthcare consumers and patients seeking information about menstrual health.Secondary group/area affected- Educational institutions, employers, and healthcare educators/providers; researchers and public health professionals; federal and local policymakers discussing health equity and education standards.Additional impacts- Could influence public discourse, stigma reduction, and policy conversations around menstrual health funding and program development; may inform the design of future legislation or education standards, though it does not enact policy or allocate resources by itself.- May encourage international collaboration on access to products, sanitation, and education, given the resolution’s mention of access “in schools and workplaces in the United States and abroad.”

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