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".
Latest action · May 5, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution supports the designation of National Menstrual Health Awareness Month to educate people about menstrual health and eliminate period stigma.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2023 to May 31, 2023; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 25, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | May 31, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2023 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
- May 2, 2023Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1248 | 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". | Related bill | May 24, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
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