Whereas, since 2013, Menstrual Hygiene Day is annually commemorated on May 28 to raise awareness and catalyze political action around the challenges menstruating women and girls around the world face; 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 blood, that can be changed in privacy as often as necessary for the duration of a menstrual period, using soap and water for washing the body as required, and having access to safe and convenient facilities to dispose of used menstrual management materials ; Whereas 500,000,000 women and girls around the world lack adequate facilities for menstrual health and hygiene management; Whereas cultural stigma and lack of access to menstrual health and hygiene education, sanitation, and infrastructure can limit access to schools, jobs, and religious activities; Whereas, around the world, 1 in 3 girls have access to inadequate toilets, and many others face social and cultural restrictions when they have their periods; Whereas displaced women and adolescent girls, whether by conflict, climate, or natural disaster, face significant barriers to managing monthly menstruation in a safe, private, and dignified manner; Whereas failing to provide disposal facilities for used sanitary pads or cloths can result in a significant solid waste issue, causing blockage of latrines and pits; Whereas 25,000,000 women in the United States live at or below the poverty line, often without consistent access to menstrual hygiene products; Whereas a survey of low-income women in a large United States city published in January 2019 found that nearly two-thirds couldn’t afford menstrual hygiene products during the previous year; Whereas estimates reveal that a woman may spend over $1,700 in her lifetime on tampons, a figure that is multiplied for women who also support children who are menstruating