Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8107
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2022-06-16
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022 or the STAMP Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill makes it unlawful for a state or local government to impose a tax on the retail sale of a menstrual product.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2022 Mr. Green of Texas (for himself and Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022 or the STAMP Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition It shall be unlawful for a State, or unit of local government of a State, to impose a tax on the retail sale of a menstrual product. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Menstrual product The term menstrual product means a sanitary napkin, or tampon, menstrual cups, menstrual discs, period underwear, and that conforms to industry standards. (2) State The term State means any of the several States or the District of Columbia. 4. Effective Date This Act shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.