United StatesSenate resolution would support October 2026 as World Menopause Awareness Month
The Senate would support October 2026 as World Menopause Awareness Month and encourage health worker training and research, without requiring schools or federal agencies to act.
What it does
The Senate would back October 2026 as World Menopause Awareness Month and recognize menopause’s effects on women’s lives. These statements would not require action.
The Senate would encourage menopause education for future health workers and support women’s access to health information and services before, during, and after menopause.
The Senate would urge federal health, defense, and veterans’ agencies to share menopause information, study possible treatments, and update existing information and tools.
Argument forEncouraging menopause training could help future health workers give women clearer guidance about symptoms and treatment choices.
Argument againstWomen seeking menopause care might see little practical change because the resolution would encourage training and agency action without requiring either.
More detail
The Senate would support an awareness month and recognize how menopause affects women and society. The recognition would include effects on the nation’s health and economy. These statements would not require anyone to act. The proposed awareness month is October 2026.
The Senate would promote lessons on menopause and treatments in health workers’ education before they begin practice. Its support for health information and services would cover women before, during, and after menopause. These statements would not require training or guarantee services.
The Senate would encourage federal agencies to share menopause guidance, study possible treatments, and update existing resources. The request would cover Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, with information aimed at women, patients, and health care providers. The request would not require the agencies to act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Submitted in SenateLatest
- Sep 30Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5265-5266)Introduced
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