# 119-hr-922: Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2025

119-hr-922, Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-922
- Congress: 119
- Title: Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Expands federal funding to increase access to menstrual products for people with limited access.** The bill channels new money through the Social Services Block Grant and sets rules for how states, tribes, and nonprofits can buy and distribute menstrual supplies.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding to get free period supplies: benefit, high. If enacted, the Social Services Block Grant would be set at $1.9 billion per year for 2025–2028. About $200 million each year (minus federal set‑asides) would be used by States to increase access to menstrual products. The bill would also add $200 million per year for 2026–2029 for this effort. HHS…
- Free period products through local groups: benefit, medium. If enacted, States would fund eligible local groups, tribes, and agencies to give out free pads, tampons, cups, discs, and period underwear. Money could cover outreach and link to other aid programs like TANF, Medicaid/CHIP, and WIC, plus training and technical help. Admin costs would be capped at…
- Period aid protected from SNAP and WIC: benefit, medium. If enacted, help your family gets from this program would not count when checking eligibility or benefit amounts for other federal needs‑based programs. This would protect SNAP, WIC, and similar assistance if you also receive free menstrual products.
- Program guidance, reporting, and 2032 review: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would issue guidance within 180 days on who can get funds, how to use them, and reporting. States would follow the same annual reporting rules used for similar Social Security Act payments. HHS would complete an evaluation by December 30, 2031, send a report to Congress by March 31,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-922 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/922)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-999)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-922 (as of 2026-10-30).