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Introduced
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
In Committee
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025," comprehensively addresses period poverty by establishing multiple initiatives to improve access to menstrual products across various sectors. The bill requires free menstrual products in elementary and secondary schools, provides competitive grants to higher education institutions to distribute free products, mandates free menstrual products for incarcerated individuals and detainees, ensures availability of menstrual products for homeless individuals through existing shelter programs, covers menstrual products under Medicaid, requires employers with 100+ employees to provide free products, stocks free menstrual products in federal building restrooms, increases funding for social services block grants to support menstrual product distribution to low-income populations, prohibits taxation of menstrual products, and creates grant programs through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to help low-income families purchase menstrual products. The bill defines menstrual products broadly to include sanitary pads, tampons, liners, menstrual cups or discs, and menstrual underwear, and acknowledges that period poverty disproportionately affects marginalized communities, potentially causing educational disruptions, health risks, and economic challenges.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (74)
Grace Meng (D)*,
Becca Balint (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Wesley Bell (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
André Carson (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jasmine Crockett (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Chris Deluzio (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Al Green (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
George Latimer (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
LaMonica McIver (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Frank Mrvan (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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. (on 05/29/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3644/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr3644/BILLS-119hr3644ih.pdf |
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