Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 11, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the sale of a menstrual product, such as a menstrual cup, menstrual pad, tampon, or therapeutic vaginal douche apparatus, unless its labeling includes a list of ingredients.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 28, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E448 | Grace Meng D-NY | Apr 10, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-57 | MEMBER DAY HEARING208 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4401 | Environmental Justice For All Act | Related bill | Aug 3, 2020 |
| HR 5986 | Environmental Justice For All Act | Related bill | Oct 1, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if their labeling does not list each ingredient or component of the product, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
