HR 3614 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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. IntroducedMay 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021

This bill expands access to free sanitary napkins and tampons (i.e., menstrual products) in certain locations and for particular groups. It also requires Medicaid to cover menstrual products, as well as liners, cups, and similar items used by individuals with respect to menstruation.

Specifically, the bill imposes requirements to make free menstrual products available in federal and state correctional facilities (including facilities that house aliens detained by the Department of Homeland Security) and restrooms in federal buildings that are open to the public.

It also establishes a demonstration grant program to support the provision of free menstrual products on campuses of institutions of higher education and permits elementary and secondary schools to use certain grants to provide menstrual products to students.

Furthermore, the bill requires employers with at least 100 employees to provide free menstrual products for employees. It also permits the use of certain grants for emergency food and shelter to provide menstrual products to homeless individuals.

Cosponsors 106

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022; 83 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MOCori BushOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 28, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleJun 4, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 4, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettJun 8, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 11, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseJun 28, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJul 1, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJul 6, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarJul 9, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 20, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleySep 3, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOct 12, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDec 27, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillMar 7, 2022
D-PADwight EvansApr 5, 2022
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMay 10, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanSep 19, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonSep 28, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOct 7, 2022
D-IACynthia AxneOct 14, 2022
D-NJAndy KimOct 18, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanOct 18, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOct 31, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 14, 2022

Committees 5

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 28, 2021
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 28, 2021
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred May 28, 2021
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 28, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 31, 2021
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 28, 2021
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Jun 1, 2021

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Jun 4, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E607)
  3. Jun 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  4. May 31, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. May 28, 2021Introduced in House

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E607Grace Meng D-NYJun 4, 2021

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution [page H10170]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 94, May 28, 2021, page H2679.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2478Menstrual Products in Federal Buildings ActRelated billApr 14, 2021
S 4486Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022Related billJun 23, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 28, 2021Introduced in House

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