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Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3646| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (91)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Frank J. Mrvan (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (10)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Budget Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023 This bill expands access to menstrual products through federal programs, in certain locations, and for particular groups. It also prohibits states and localities from taxing retail sales of a range of menstrual products (e.g., sanitary napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups). The bill expands access to that range of menstrual products by requiring Medicaid to cover those products, establishing a grant program in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to provide benefits to ensure access to those products, and increasing Social Services Block Grant funding for providing those products to low-income individuals and exempting that increase from sequestration (a process of automatic, usually across-the-board cancellations of budgetary resources to enforce specific budget policy goals). Additionally, the bill sets out requirements to make free sanitary napkins and tampons available in federal and state correctional facilities (including Department of Homeland Security detention facilities) and restrooms in federal buildings that are open to the public. Further, the bill (1) establishes a grant program to support the provision of free sanitary napkins and tampons on campuses of institutions of higher education, and (2) permits elementary and secondary schools to use certain grants to provide sanitary napkins and tampons to students. In addition, the bill requires employers with at least 100 employees to provide free sanitary napkins and tampons for employees. It also permits the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide sanitary napkins and tampons to homeless individuals.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1882
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3614
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
May 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1882
    Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3614
    Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021


  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.


  • May 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • May 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4475: Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2023
AppropriationsCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsElementary and secondary educationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterMedicaidPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceSales and excise taxesSex and reproductive healthWomen's healthWorker safety and health

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-3646| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023 This bill expands access to menstrual products through federal programs, in certain locations, and for particular groups. It also prohibits states and localities from taxing retail sales of a range of menstrual products (e.g., sanitary napkins, tampons, and menstrual cups). The bill expands access to that range of menstrual products by requiring Medicaid to cover those products, establishing a grant program in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to provide benefits to ensure access to those products, and increasing Social Services Block Grant funding for providing those products to low-income individuals and exempting that increase from sequestration (a process of automatic, usually across-the-board cancellations of budgetary resources to enforce specific budget policy goals). Additionally, the bill sets out requirements to make free sanitary napkins and tampons available in federal and state correctional facilities (including Department of Homeland Security detention facilities) and restrooms in federal buildings that are open to the public. Further, the bill (1) establishes a grant program to support the provision of free sanitary napkins and tampons on campuses of institutions of higher education, and (2) permits elementary and secondary schools to use certain grants to provide sanitary napkins and tampons to students. In addition, the bill requires employers with at least 100 employees to provide free sanitary napkins and tampons for employees. It also permits the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide sanitary napkins and tampons to homeless individuals.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1882
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3614
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021
May 24, 2023
Introduced in House
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.
May 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1882
    Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3614
    Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021


  • May 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the 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.


  • May 25, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • May 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (91)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Becca Balint (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Frank J. Mrvan (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (10)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Work and Welfare Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Health Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Budget Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4475: Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsElementary and secondary educationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterMedicaidPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceSales and excise taxesSex and reproductive healthWomen's healthWorker safety and health