Where does legislation on including period products in SNAP eligibility stand, and who is for and against it? Map the bills, sponsors, and coalition, cited to the official record.
Legislation Status
Period-products legislation is in committee — no bills have passed either chamber. The 119th Congress has two main vehicles:
H.R. 3644 — Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025 (introduced May 29, 2025)
- Sponsor: Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6)
- Status: Referred to 7 committees (Education and Workforce, Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Budget)
- Scope: Broader approach — requires Medicaid coverage, establishes TANF grants, increases Social Services Block Grant funding, mandates free products in federal/state prisons and federal buildings, requires employers (100+ employees) to provide free products, prohibits state/local sales taxes
- Cosponsors: 77 Democrats (all House members)
H.R. 922 — Period PROUD Act of 2025 (introduced Feb. 4, 2025)
- Sponsor: Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-6)
- Status: Referred to Ways and Means and Budget committees
- Scope: Narrower — funds Social Services Block Grant through FY2029 for menstrual-product distribution to low-income individuals; exempts funds from sequestration
- Cosponsors: 32 Democrats
Senate companion: S. 5066 — Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 (introduced July 22, 2026)
- Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4 Senate Democrats (Warnock (D-GA), Booker (D-NJ), Hirono (D-HI), Duckworth (D-IL))
Coalition & Opposition
Supporting: All sponsors and cosponsors are Democrats. No Republican cosponsors on any bill. No organized opposition detected in public record.
Industry engagement: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (major menstrual-product manufacturer) filed a lobbying disclosure on H.R. 922 in 2025, indicating industry interest in the Social Services Block Grant funding approach.
Note: The bills do not directly amend SNAP eligibility — they fund menstrual products through other federal programs (Medicaid, TANF, Social Services Block Grant, Emergency Food and Shelter). SNAP itself remains limited to food items under current law.
Sources
Sources
- R42505 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits (CRS)
- R42054 - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Categorical Eligibility (CRS)
- IF11087 - 2018 Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs (CRS)
- IF12255 - Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs (CRS)
- IF10860 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Errors and Fraud (CRS)
- IN12165 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Provisions in H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (CRS)
- IF10663 - Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Other Nutrition Title Programs (CRS)
- R45147 - Errors and Fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (CRS)
- IN12419 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Benefit Theft Through Electronic Benefit Card Skimming (CRS)
- IF12664 - How Does the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Impact Households’ SNAP Benefits? (CRS)
- H.R. 922 (C) - (i) - Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2025 (Congress.gov)
- S. 5066 (I) - (I) - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 9877 (I) - (I) - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 3646 (i) - (ii) - Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2023 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 3644 (C) - (ii) - Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025 (Congress.gov)
- S. 4773 § 1 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 9161 § 1 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 4475 (i) - (ii) - Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2023 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 9504 (i) - (ii) - Period PROUD (Providing Resources for Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2022 (Congress.gov)
- H.R. 4314 § 1 - Farmers Feeding America Act (Congress.gov)