United StatesHouse resolution would support menopause awareness, training, and access to care
The resolution would voice House support for an October 2026 awareness month, health worker training, access to menopause information and care, and more federal research.
What it does
The House would support naming October 2026 World Menopause Awareness Month and recognize how menopause affects women, public health, and the economy.
The House would promote menopause training before health workers enter practice and support women's access to health information and services throughout menopause and healthy aging.
Federal health, defense, and veterans officials would be encouraged to share menopause information, study more care options, and update existing tools and research.
Argument forGreater awareness and training could help women and health workers find useful menopause information and treatment options more easily.
Argument againstBecause the resolution only encourages action, it may not lead to more services, research, training, or updated guidance.
More detail
The House would express support for designating World Menopause Awareness Month. The recognition covers menopause's effects on women, society, public health, and the U.S. economy. This would express the House's position; it would not require anyone to designate the month. The requested recognition applies to October 2026.
The House would promote adding menopause and treatment training to health workers' education before they begin practice. Its support for health information and services covers women before, during, and after menopause. The resolution supports these goals but would not require schools or health care providers to carry them out.
The House would encourage the Health and Human Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs secretaries to improve menopause information and research. Their work would address women, patients, and health care providers, including screening and treatment options. The officials would be encouraged, not required, to act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 5Submitted in HouseLatest
- Oct 5Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.Introduced
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