[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2478 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2478

 To increase the availability of menstrual products in certain public 
                   buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2021

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase the availability of menstrual products in certain 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 Products in Federal 
Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    (a) Requirement.--Each appropriate authority shall ensure that 
menstrual products are stocked in, and available free of charge in, 
each covered restroom in each covered public building under the 
jurisdiction of such authority.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate authority.--The term ``appropriate 
        authority'' means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect 
        of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for the 
        operation of a covered public building.
            (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 public restroom, and includes a building listed in 
        section 6301 or 5101 of such title.
            (3) Covered restroom.--The term ``covered restroom'' means 
        a restroom in a covered public building, except for a restroom 
        designated solely for use by men.
            (4) Menstrual products.--The term ``menstrual products'' 
        means sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable 
        industry standards.
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