[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2403 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2403

   To require agencies to ensure that menstrual hygiene products are 
   stocked in, and available free of charge in, restrooms in public 
                   buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2019

   Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require agencies to ensure that menstrual hygiene products are 
   stocked in, and available free of charge 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 ``Menstrual Hygiene Products in 
Federal Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Requirement.--The head of each agency shall ensure that 
menstrual hygiene products are stocked in, and available free of charge 
in, each covered restroom in each covered public building under the 
jurisdiction of such agency.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Covered public building.--The term ``covered public 
        building'' means a public building (as defined in section 3301 
        of title 40, United States Code) that is open to the public and 
        contains a restroom, and includes a building listed in section 
        6301 or 5101 of such title.
            (3) Covered restroom.--The term ``covered restroom'' means 
        each restroom in a covered public building except for a 
        restroom designated solely for use by men.
            (4) Menstrual hygiene products.--The term ``menstrual 
        hygiene products'' means sanitary napkins and tampons. All 
        items must conform to applicable industry standards.
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