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H.R. 2268 116th Congress House

Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat certain menstrual products as misbranded if their labeling does not list each ingredient or component of the product, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationHealth technology, devices, suppliesSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the sale of a menstrual product, such as a menstrual cup, menstrual pad, tampon, or therapeutic vaginal douche apparatus, unless its labeling includes a list of ingredients.

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  • S 4401 Environmental Justice For All Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 18, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 26, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2268: Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2268/
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"H.R. 2268: Menstrual Products Right To Know Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2268/.
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