Raising awareness regarding period poverty.

recognizes the contributions of individuals and entities that operate or support period supply banks and distribution programs in their local communities, prior to and in response to the COVID–19 pandemic;

recognizes the generosity of the people of the United States for supporting those struggling with period poverty by donating menstrual products;

recognizes the contributions of menstrual equity advocates for advancing the menstrual equity movement and policy;

encourages the people of the United States to observe National Period Poverty Awareness Week and Menstrual Hygiene Day;

calls on relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to work with State and local officials to collect data on the menstruation needs of frontline health care workers; and

urges local, State, and Federal agencies to ensure free access to menstrual products to individuals in need during the COVID–19 response, including for essential frontline workers, students, low-income families, individuals experiencing homelessness, and incarcerated and detained individuals.