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To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-972| House 
| Updated: 3/2/2017
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (42)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2017 This bill establishes a tax credit, a tax exclusion, and requirements that apply to the purchase or distribution of menstrual hygiene products. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for reimbursements from a health flexible spending arrangement to include amounts paid or incurred for menstrual hygiene products, and (2) allow a refundable tax credit of $120 for certain individuals who use menstrual hygiene products, subject to adjustments for inflation and a limitation based on adjusted gross income. The bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board to establish written guidelines for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to ensure that funds provided under the program to private nonprofit organizations and local governments may be used to provide menstrual hygiene products. Each state that receives a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must annually certify to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that all female inmates and detainees in that state have access to menstrual hygiene products on demand and at no cost to the inmates and detainees. If a state does not submit the required certification, DOJ must reduce the state's grant funding under the program by 20% and reallocate the funding to states that submitted certifications. This bill also amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Department of Labor to issue a rule requiring private employers with not less than 100 employees to provide free menstrual hygiene products for their employees.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • March 2, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of LaborDetention of personsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesLaw enforcement administration and fundingSex and reproductive healthWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health

To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual hygiene products for women and girls with limited access, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-972| House 
| Updated: 3/2/2017
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2017 This bill establishes a tax credit, a tax exclusion, and requirements that apply to the purchase or distribution of menstrual hygiene products. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for reimbursements from a health flexible spending arrangement to include amounts paid or incurred for menstrual hygiene products, and (2) allow a refundable tax credit of $120 for certain individuals who use menstrual hygiene products, subject to adjustments for inflation and a limitation based on adjusted gross income. The bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board to establish written guidelines for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to ensure that funds provided under the program to private nonprofit organizations and local governments may be used to provide menstrual hygiene products. Each state that receives a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program must annually certify to the Department of Justice (DOJ) that all female inmates and detainees in that state have access to menstrual hygiene products on demand and at no cost to the inmates and detainees. If a state does not submit the required certification, DOJ must reduce the state's grant funding under the program by 20% and reallocate the funding to states that submitted certifications. This bill also amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Department of Labor to issue a rule requiring private employers with not less than 100 employees to provide free menstrual hygiene products for their employees.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • February 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.


  • March 2, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (42)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of LaborDetention of personsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusionInflation and pricesLaw enforcement administration and fundingSex and reproductive healthWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and health