HR 6953 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

GIRLS Act

Introduced Sep 27, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Grace Meng D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Giving Increased Resources to Learning Students Act or the GIRLS Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to supply menstrual hygiene products to students.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2018 to Dec 13, 2018, with 54 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2018
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 27, 2018
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 27, 2018
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Actions 2

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  1. Sep 27, 2018Introduced in House
  2. Sep 27, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

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  1. Sep 27, 2018Introduced in House

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