,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #djf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai ,ms4
 ,meng 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,rouda1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 
,titus1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4  
,omar1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of   
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,sean   
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 and    
,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,menstrual ,hygiene ,day4  ,whereas1    
since #bjac1 ,menstrual ,hygiene ,day is
 annually commemorated on ,may #bh to   

raise awareness and catalyze political  
action around the challenges            
menstruating women and girls around the 
world face2 ,whereas the ,joint         
,monitoring ,programme of the ,world    
,health ,organization and ,,unicef      
defines menstrual hygiene management as 
when women and adolescent girls are     
using a clean menstrual management      
material to absorb or collect menstrual 
blood1 that can be changed in privacy as
 often as necessary for the duration of 
a menstrual period1 using soap and water
 for washing the body as required1 and  
having access to safe and convenient    
facilities to dispose of used menstrual 
management materials2 ,whereas          
#ejj1jjj1jjj women and girls around the 
world lack adequate facilities for      
menstrual health and hygiene management2
 ,whereas cultural stigma and lack of   
access to menstrual health and hygiene  
education1 sanitation1 and              
infrastructure can limit access to      
schools1 jobs1 and religious activities2

 ,whereas1 around the world1 #a in #c   
girls have access to inadequate toilets1
 and many others face social and        
cultural restrictions when they have    
their periods2 ,whereas displaced women 
and adolescent girls1 whether by        
conflict1 climate1 or natural disaster1 
face significant barriers to managing   
monthly menstruation in a safe1 private1
 and dignified manner2 ,whereas failing 
to provide disposal facilities for used 
sanitary pads or cloths can result in a 
significant solid waste issue1 causing  
blockage of latrines and pits2 ,whereas 
#be1jjj1jjj women in the ,united ,states
 live at or below the poverty line1     
often without consistent access to      
menstrual hygiene products2 ,whereas a  
survey of low-income women in a large   
,united ,states city published in       
,january #bjai found that nearly        
two-thirds couldn't afford menstrual    
hygiene products during the previous    
year2 ,whereas estimates reveal that a  
woman may spend over #a1gjj in her      

lifetime on tampons1 a figure that is   
multiplied for women who also support   
children who are menstruating2 ,whereas 
incarcerated women have illustrated that
 their dignity has been compromised as  
they seek to access menstrual hygiene   
products2 and ,whereas1 in the ,united  
,states1 a school's failure to provide a
 supportive environment for menstruating
 students can have negative             
consequences3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the need to break the   
silence1 raise awareness1 and change    
negative social norms surrounding       
menstrual hygiene around the world2     
7#b7 recognizes the need for increased  
research on access to menstrual health  
management both in the ,united ,states  
and around the world2  7#c7 recognizes  
the barriers that vulnerable populations
 face to access menstrual hygiene       
management products1 including in       
schools1 employment facilities1 prisons1
 homeless shelters1 after natural       

disasters1 and in refugee camps2  7#d7  
encourages the ,administrator of the    
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development to integrate
 menstrual hygiene services in settings 
including conflict1 natural disaster    
response1 refugee and internally        
displaced persons response1 and in      
development activities in low-income    
countries2  7#e7 urges policymakers and 
decisionmakers to enact laws to         
comprehensively address the challenges  
menstruating women and girls face in the
 ,united ,states and around the world2  
and  7#f7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe ,menstrual   
,hygiene ,day4