Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-10417
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2024-12-16
Policy area: Families
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10417 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2024 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Norton , Ms. Sherrill , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 2024 . 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. .