Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025
Current understanding
Introduced federal legislation that would mandate free access to menstrual products across multiple settings — including homeless shelters and DHS detention facilities relevant to this area — alongside Medicaid coverage, TANF grant use, school provision, large-employer restrooms, correctional facilities, and federal public restrooms, while preempting state and local sales taxes on such products. Status: introduced; no committee action reported. Housing-relevant effects fall primarily on shelter operators and detention/correctional housing providers, with no direct impact on renters, buyers, or builders outside those contexts.
Evidence log
- 2025-05-29 — Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025: cross-connection with emergency-shelter-menstrual-products: Both address free menstrual product access for people experiencing homelessness; the Menstrual Equity For All Act is a broader multi-program vehicle while the EFSP provision is a targeted shelter-program authorization. (novelty: 3)