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Supporting the goals and ideals of Menstrual Hygiene Day.

H. Res. 406 · 116th Congress · May 23, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
recognizes the need to break the silence, raise awareness, and change negative social norms surrounding menstrual hygiene around the world;
(2)
recognizes the need for increased research on access to menstrual health management both in the United States and around the world;
(3)
recognizes the barriers that vulnerable populations face to access menstrual hygiene management products, including in schools, employment facilities, prisons, homeless shelters, after natural disasters, and in refugee camps;
(4)
encourages the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to integrate menstrual hygiene services in settings including conflict, natural disaster response, refugee and internally displaced persons response, and in development activities in low-income countries;
(5)
urges policymakers and decisionmakers to enact laws to comprehensively address the challenges menstruating women and girls face in the United States and around the world; and
(6)
encourages the people of the United States to observe Menstrual Hygiene Day.