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Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016

H.R. 5915 · 114th Congress · Jul 18, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide menstrual hygiene products for employees in workplace bathrooms.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Menstrual Products for Employees Act of 2016”.

Sec. 2 Menstrual hygiene products

Section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(h) The Secretary shall by rule promulgate a requirement that each employer provide menstrual hygiene products free of charge for employees in the bathrooms of the employer.”