# 116-hr-6118: Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

116-hr-6118, Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6118
- Congress: 116
- Title: Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6118 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6118)

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