Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5915
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-18
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Labor

Health technology, devices, supplies

Sex and reproductive health

Women's health

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by requiring the Department of Labor to issue a rule that requires private employers to provide free menstrual hygiene products for employees in their bathrooms.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2016 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide menstrual hygiene products for employees in workplace bathrooms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016 . 2. Menstrual hygiene products Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) The Secretary shall by rule promulgate a requirement that each employer provide menstrual hygiene products free of charge for employees in the bathrooms of the employer. .