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Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 5, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E265)
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

This bill requires the Peace Corps to ensure access to menstrual hygiene products for its volunteers who require them, either by increasing stipends for such products or providing such products to its volunteers.

What's happening now March 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 18, 2020
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 5, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 5, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 5, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6118: Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6118/
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"H.R. 6118: Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6118/.
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H.R. 6118, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6118/.
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