Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act
Latest action · May 28, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act
This bill limits civil and criminal liability for manufacturers, distributors, nonprofit organizations, and other persons regarding good faith donations of apparently usable menstrual products. Specifically, persons may only be liable if their actions constitute gross negligence or intentional misconduct and result in injury to or death of a user or recipient of those products.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
- May 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 28, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E497)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
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