Pennsylvania SR 170: A Resolution recognizing October 11, 2025, as "Period Action Day" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1213
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 170
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLETTI, SCHWANK, COLLETT, TARTAGLIONE,
HUGHES, KANE, HAYWOOD, L. WILLIAMS AND SANTARSIERO,
OCTOBER 7, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, OCTOBER 7, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing October 11, 2025, as "Period Action Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Since 2019, "Period Action Day" has been
commemorated on the second Saturday in October to raise
awareness of the challenges faced by menstruating girls and
women around the world; and
WHEREAS, Approximately half of all Pennsylvanians have a
period, lasting on average between three and eight days, every
28 days over the course of around 40 years; and
WHEREAS, For more than 2,000 days of their lives, on days
that they have their period, menstruating individuals require
period products such as pads and tampons, to go about their
daily lives; and
WHEREAS, In 2021, two-thirds of low-income women in the
United States, more than 11 million people, reported being
unable to afford period products, with half reporting having to
choose between period products and food, and one in five
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reporting having to miss school or work as a result; and
WHEREAS, It is well documented that the phenomenon of period
poverty, being unable to afford period products and maintain a
basic level of personal hygiene and dignity, adversely affects
people's physical and mental health, disrupts their education,
impedes their job performance and limits their economic
potential; and
WHEREAS, Communities across the United States and around the
world are finally beginning to recognize the nexus between
access to period products and women's and girls' ability to
survive, thrive and meaningfully contribute to society;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize October 11, 2025, as
"Period Action Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the need to destigmatize
menstruation and raise awareness about the importance of access
to period products in this Commonwealth and around the world;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the barriers faced by
vulnerable populations that cannot afford or otherwise access
period products, including in schools, government buildings,
organizations that serve vulnerable populations, such as food
banks and homeless shelters, and correctional facilities; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the work of activists
throughout this Commonwealth working to combat period poverty;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the myriad of positive
impacts created by offering free period products in places like
schools, government buildings, food banks, homeless shelters and
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correctional facilities; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge the enactment of laws that
provide access to period products at no cost to those who use
them.
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