Robin Danielson Menstrual Product and Intimate Care Product Safety Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 3, 2023 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.
- IntroducedOct 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Robin Danielson Menstrual Product and Intimate Care Product Safety Act of 2023
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research on the extent to which components (including contaminants and substances used as fragrances, colorants, dyes, and preservatives) in menstrual products and intimate care products pose health risks to people who use the products or to the children of people who use the products during or before pregnancy.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 13, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Oct 13, 2023 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 25, 2024 |
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 Oct 25, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 3, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Oct 13, 2023Introduced in House
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 168, October 13, 2023, page H5013.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxins, phthalates, pesticides, chemical fragrances, and other components of menstrual products and intimate care products.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Robin Danielson Menstrual Product and Intimate Care Product Safety Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2023Introduced 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.
