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Amends section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C)) by adjusting punctuation in clauses (vi) and (vii) and adding a new clause (viii) requiring provision of free menstrual products to students who use menstrual products.
Amends section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7112) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as (7) through (9), and inserting a new paragraph (6) defining 'menstrual product'.
Amends 42 U.S.C. 11346 by adding a new paragraph (7) to subsection (a) requiring guidelines that ensure amounts provided under the program to private nonprofit organizations and local governments may be used to provide menstrual products; adjusts punctuation in existing paragraphs (5) and (6) to accommodate the new paragraph; and adds a new subsection (c) defining the term 'menstrual product' to list covered items.
Adds a new subsection (h) to Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 655) requiring the Secretary to promulgate a rule that each employer with not less than 100 employees provide menstrual products free of charge and defining "menstrual product" to include sanitary pads, tampons, liners, menstrual cups or discs, and menstrual underwear.
Modifies section 1905 of the Social Security Act to add 'menstrual products' as a covered item of medical assistance in subsection (a) by inserting a new paragraph (30), redesignating existing paragraphs (30) and (31) as (31) and (32), and adding a new definition of 'menstrual product' as subsection (jj).
Adds a new paragraph (6) to 42 U.S.C. 603(a) authorizing competitive grants to States and political subdivisions to provide benefits to covered families to enable individuals who menstruate to purchase menstrual products, includes definitions, treatment of benefits, administration rules, and an appropriation.
Redesignates existing subsection (h) as subsection (i) and inserts a new subsection (h) requiring biennial evaluations and reports to Congress on the effectiveness of the menstrual products grant program created in 42 U.S.C. 603(a)(6), including specified reporting elements.
Modifies the amount specified in subsection (c) (the amount used for computing allotments under the Social Services Block Grant) by deeming the amount to be $1,900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
Provides federal funding and new rules so menstrual products are free and available for people who need them in many settings. It authorizes SSBG funding for States to distribute products to low-income people, creates TANF and education grants, adds menstrual products to Medicaid coverage, requires schools and many colleges to provide free products, mandates free access in jails/detention and federal prisons/detention facilities, directs free supplies in federal building restrooms, bans State/local sales taxes on menstrual products, and requires large employers to provide free products to employees under an OSHA rule.
The bill sets spending authorizations and small appropriations, creates reporting and evaluation requirements, defines covered products and eligible entities, and attaches compliance conditions to certain federal grants (for example, Byrne JAG). Implementation timelines vary by provision (some take effect within months; many funding programs begin in fiscal year 2026).
Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Grace Meng · Last progress May 29, 2025