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H.R. 1882: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

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H.R. 1882: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

Plain summary

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019 This bill expands specified programs to include access to menstrual hygiene products. Specifically, the bill requires that such products are made available to (1) public school students, (2) incarcerated or detained individuals, (2) homeless individuals, (3) individuals using health care flexible-spending accounts, (4) Medicaid recipients; (5) employees of organizations with at least 100 workers, and (6) individuals accessing federal buildings.

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Official text

Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · 87 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and 27 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1882 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116