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HR 5177 116th Congress House Families Child health Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Homelessness and emergency shelter Women's health

Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019

Introduced: November 19, 2019 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 19, 2019
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Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019

This bill expands the permissible uses of federal grants by local centers serving runaway and homeless youth to include the provision of menstrual hygiene products.

What's happening now November 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 19, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 19, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 19, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 19, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 19, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 19, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5177: Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5177/
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"H.R. 5177: Homeless Youth Menstrual Product Access Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5177/.
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H.R. 5177, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5177/.
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