[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10417 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10417

To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit services provided 
   by grant recipients to include provision of sanitary napkins and 
                                tampons.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2024

 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Meng, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sherrill, and Ms. 
Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to permit services provided 
   by grant recipients to include provision of sanitary napkins and 
                                tampons.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Youth Menstrual Product 
Access Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 311(a)(2)(C) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 
U.S.C. 11211(a)(2)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iv) by striking the period at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) provision of sanitary napkins and 
                        tampons that conform to applicable industry 
                        standards.''.
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