Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would provide liability protection for donations of menstrual products to nonprofit organizations. It would shield donors, manufacturers, distributors, and nonprofit distributors from civil and criminal liability for donating apparently usable menstrual products for distribution to people in need. Apparently usable means the items meet applicable quality and labeling standards under federal, state, or local law even if not readily marketable. Covered items include sanitary napkins, tampons, liners, cups, and menstrual underwear. Protections do not apply if gross negligence or intentional misconduct causes injury or death. The bill does not authorize funding or create a government program and is cited as the Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Liability protection for period product donations
If enacted, the bill would protect people, manufacturers, distributors, and nonprofits from civil and criminal liability when they donate apparently usable menstrual products in good faith. It would cover tampons, sanitary napkins (pads), liners, menstrual cups, and period underwear. The protection would not apply if gross negligence or intentional misconduct causes injury or death. The bill would define "apparently usable" to mean the product meets federal, state, and local quality and labeling rules, even if it is not readily marketable. The rule would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Maloy
UT • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
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