Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5177
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-19
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child health

Health programs administration and funding

Health technology, devices, supplies

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019</b><br> <br> This bill expands the permissible uses of federal grants by local centers serving runaway and homeless youth to include the provision of menstrual hygiene products.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Cohen , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit services provided by grant recipients to include provision of sanitary napkins and tampons.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019 . 2. Amendment Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11211(a)(2)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iii) by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (iv) by striking the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (v) provision of sanitary napkins and tampons that conform to applicable industry standards. .