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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5915
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 18, 2016Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide menstrual
hygiene products for employees in workplace bathrooms.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016.
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Menstrual hygiene products
Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h) The Secretary shall by rule promulgate a requirement that each employer provide menstrual hygiene products free of charge for employees in the bathrooms of the employer.
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