,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,ms4
 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4
 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,judy 
,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1   
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4   
,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 
,haaland1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson of         
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4
 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,ms4        
,lofgren1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick        
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4       
,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4             
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4       
,payne1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1   
,mr4 ,rouda1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 
,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1  
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4       
,wasserman ,schultz1 and ,ms4 ,wexton7  

introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1   
,financial ,services1 ,ways and ,means1 
,energy and ,commerce1 and              
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
increase the availability and           
affordability of menstrual hygiene      
products for individuals with limited   
access1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,menstrual ,equity ,for ,all ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,menstrual hygiene products
 for students  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#dajh7e77;,c7 of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gaah7e77;,c77 is amended--  
7#a7 in clause 7vi71 by striking or     
after the semicolon2  7#b7 in clause    

7vii71 by inserting or after the        
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7viii7 provide free 
menstrual hygiene products to students  
who use menstrual hygiene products2  4  
7b7 ,definitions ,section #dajb of the  
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaab7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#h7 as         
paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#i71           
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,menstrual hygiene products  7,a7  
,in general ,the term menstrual hygiene 
products means sanitary napkins and     
tampons4 ,all items must conform to     
applicable industry standards4  7,b7    
,rulemaking ,by not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of the      
,menstrual ,equity ,for ,all ,act of    
#bjai1 the ,secretary1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services1 shall promulgate rules
 with respect to this paragraph4  4  #c4

 ,menstrual hygiene products for        
incarcerated individuals and detainees  
7a7 ,requirement for ,states ,beginning 
on the date that is #ahj days after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter1 the chief executive
 officer of each ,state that receives a 
grant under subpart #a of part ,e of    
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq47 7commonly      
referred to as the ,edward ,byrne       
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program7 shall submit to the ,attorney 
,general a certification1 in such form  
and containing such information as the  
,attorney ,general may require1 that all
 incarcerated individuals and detainees 
in that ,state have access to menstrual 
hygiene products on demand and at no    
cost to the incarcerated individuals and
 detainees1 and that no visitor is      
prohibited from visiting an incarcerated
 individual due to the visitor's use of 
menstrual hygiene products4  7b7        

,reduction in ,grant ,funding ,in the   
case of a ,state whose chief executive  
officer fails to submit a certification 
required under subsection 7a7 in a      
fiscal year1 the ,attorney ,general     
shall reduce the amount that the ,state 
would have otherwise received under     
section #eje of title ,i of the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgee7 by #bj  
percent for the following fiscal year4  
7c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated
 to a ,state under section #eje of title
 ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and 
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgee7 for a fiscal year      
pursuant to subsection 7b7 shall be     
reallocated under such section to       
,states that submit such certifications4
  7d7 ,menstrual hygiene products ,for  
the purposes of subsection 7a71 the term
 menstrual hygiene products means       
sanitary napkins and tampons4 ,all items
 must conform to applicable industry    
standards4  7e7 ,availability for       

,federal prisoners ,the ,attorney       
,general shall make rules requiring1 and
 the ,director of the ,bureau of        
,prisons shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to ensure1 the distribution
 and accessibility without charge of    
menstrual hygiene products to prisoners 
in the custody of the ,bureau of        
,prisons1 including any prisoner in a   
,federal penal or correctional          
institution1 any ,federal prisoner in a 
,state penal or correctional            
institution1 and any ,federal prisoner  
in a facility administered by a private 
detention entity1 to ensure that each   
prisoner who requires these products may
 receive them in sufficient quantity4   
7f7 ,availability for detainees ,the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
take such actions as may be necessary to
 ensure that menstrual hygiene products 
are distributed and made accessible to  
each alien detained by the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security1 including any     
alien in a facility administered by a   

private detention entity1 at no expense 
to the alien4  #d4 ,menstrual hygiene   
products availability for homeless      
individuals under emergency food and    
shelter grant program ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #caf of the ,mc,kinney-,vento  
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacdf7;a77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#g7 guidelines that ensure that amounts
 provided under the program to private  
nonprofit organizations and local       
governments may be used to provide      
sanitary napkins and tampons4 ,all items
 must conform to applicable industry    
standards4  4  #e4 ,menstrual hygiene   
products reimbursement from health      
flexible spending arrangements  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #ajf of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7h7   

,menstrual hygiene products  7#a7 ,in   
general ,amounts paid or incurred for   
menstrual hygiene products shall be     
treated as a qualified medical expense  
eligible for reimbursement from a health
 flexible spending arrangement4  7#b7   
,menstrual hygiene products defined ,for
 purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the term   
menstrual hygiene products means        
sanitary napkins1 tampons1 liners1 cups1
 and similar items used by individuals  
with respect to menstruation4 ,all items
 must conform to applicable industry    
standards4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by this section shall    
apply to taxable years beginning after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#f4 ,menstrual hygiene products covered 
by medicaid  7a7 ,in general ,title     
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 in section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a71 by 
striking and 7#bi7 and inserting 1      
7#bi71 and 7#cj72 and  7#b7 in section  
#aije-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 in

 paragraph 7#bi71 by striking and at the
 end2  7ii7 by redesignating paragraph  
7#cj7 as paragraph 7#ca72 and  7iii7 by 
inserting after paragraph 7#bi7 the     
following new paragraph3  7#cj7         
menstrual hygiene products 7as defined  
in subsection 7ff772 and  2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7ff7 ,menstrual hygiene    
products ,for purposes of subsection    
7a77#cj71 ,the term menstrual hygiene   
products means sanitary napkins1        
tampons1 liners1 cups1 and similar items
 used by individuals with respect to    
menstruation and that conform to        
industry standards4  4  7b7 ,effective  
date  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to      
paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by  
this section shall apply with respect to
 medical assistance furnished during or 
after the first calendar quarter        
beginning on or after the date that is  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7#b7 ,exception for      
,state legislation ,in the case of a    

,state plan under title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq47 that the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services determines 
requires ,state legislation in order for
 the respective plan to meet any        
requirement imposed by amendments made  
by this section1 the respective plan    
shall not be regarded as failing to     
comply with the requirements of such    
title solely on the basis of its failure
 to meet such an additional requirement 
before the first day of the first       
calendar quarter beginning after the    
close of the first regular session of   
the ,state legislature that begins after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1
 in the case of a ,state that has a     
#b-year legislative session1 each year  
of the session shall be considered to be
 a separate regular session of the      
,state legislature4  #g4 ,menstrual     
hygiene products for employees ,section 
#f of the ,occupational ,safety and     

,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#fee7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7g7 ,the ,secretary     
shall by rule promulgate a requirement  
that each employer with not less than   
#ajj employees provide menstrual hygiene
 products free of charge for employees  
of the employer4 ,for purposes of the   
preceding sentence1 menstrual hygiene   
products means sanitary napkins and     
tampons4 ,all items must conform to     
applicable industry standards4  4  #h4  
,menstrual hygiene products in ,federal 
buildings  7a7 ,requirement ,the head of
 each agency shall ensure that menstrual
 hygiene products are stocked in1 and   
available free of charge in1 each       
covered restroom in each covered public 
building under the jurisdiction of such 
agency4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this      
section1 the following definitions      
apply3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#b7 ,covered public building ,the    

term covered public building means a    
public building 7as defined in section  
#ccja of title #dj1 ,united ,states     
,code7 that is open to the public and   
contains a restroom1 and includes a     
building listed in section #fcja or     
#eaja of such title4  7#c7 ,covered     
restroom ,the term covered restroom     
means each restroom in a covered public 
building except for a restroom          
designated solely for use by men4  7#d7 
,menstrual hygiene products ,the term   
menstrual hygiene products means        
sanitary napkins and tampons4 ,all items
 must conform to applicable industry    
standards4