[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6266

 To amend title 40 to require the Administrator of General Services to 
    make feminine hygiene products available in restrooms in public 
                   buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2018

 Mrs. Watson Coleman introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 40 to require the Administrator of General Services to 
    make feminine hygiene products available in restrooms in public 
                   buildings, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Public Access to Feminine 
Hygiene Products Act''.

SEC. 2. FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN RESTROOMS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3314 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and feminine hygiene 
        products'' after ``baby changing facilities'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (3) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Availability of Feminine Hygiene Products.--To the extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall, in each bathroom that is in a 
public building and that the Administrator determines appropriate, make 
available feminine hygiene products free of charge.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Feminine hygiene product.--The term `feminine hygiene 
        product' means a product used with respect to menstruation or 
        other genital-tract secretion, including a tampon, pad, wipe, 
        liner, or cup.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
in the item relating to section 3314 by inserting ``and feminine 
hygiene products'' after ``Baby changing facilities''.
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