Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3560
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2021-05-28
Policy area: Families
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 20</b><strong>21</strong><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 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3560 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Ms. Norton ) 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 2021 . 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. .