; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Menstrual products for students at elementary and secondary schools. Sec. 4. Menstrual products for students at institutions of higher education. Sec. 5. Menstrual products for incarcerated individuals and detainees. Sec. 6. Menstrual products availability for homeless individuals under Emergency Food and Shelter Grant Program. Sec. 7. Menstrual products covered by Medicaid. Sec. 8. Menstrual products for employees. Sec. 9. Menstrual products in Federal buildings. Sec. 10. Menstrual products in the Social Services Block Grant Program. Sec. 11. Menstrual products and taxation. Sec. 12. Menstrual products in TANF. 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Menstrual products are a necessity each month for millions of individuals across the United States. (2) More than half of the United States population will likely menstruate every month for decades of their lives. (3) A lack of menstrual products, often called period poverty , can adversely affect an individual’s health and well-being. (4) Period poverty exacerbates the vicious cycle of poverty by further marginalizing individuals who menstruate, causing them to withdraw from daily life, forego pay, or miss educational opportunities. (5) Addressing period poverty is essential to ensuring educational equity for diverse populations. (6) Studies have shown that 1 in 4 women and girls report struggling to afford menstrual products. (7) Studies have shown that 1 in 10 college students in the United States are affected by period poverty. (8) Period poverty disproportionately affects Black, Latina, immigrant, and first-generation students at higher rates than other cohorts. (9) Individuals living in period poverty are more likely to experience depression than individuals with access to period products. (10) Period poverty can increase the risk of infections due to— (A) the use of substitutes for menstrual products (such as paper towels or toilet paper)