Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10230 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10230

     To encourage the donation of menstrual products to nonprofit 
        organizations for distribution, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2024

   Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Bush, Mr. 
 Casten, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Evans, 
 Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Velazquez, 
   and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To encourage the donation of menstrual products to nonprofit 
        organizations for distribution, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Menstrual Products 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES FROM DONATED MENSTRUAL 
              PRODUCTS.

    (a) Liability of Person, Manufacturer, or Distributor.--A person, 
manufacturer, or distributor shall not be subject to civil or criminal 
liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of 
apparently usable menstrual products that the person, manufacturer, or 
distributor donates in good faith to a nonprofit organization for 
ultimate distribution to individuals in need of such products.
    (b) Liability of Nonprofit Organization.--A nonprofit organization 
shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the 
nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently usable menstrual 
products that the nonprofit organization received as a donation in good 
faith from a person, manufacturer, or distributor for ultimate 
distribution to individuals in need of such products.
    (c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an act or 
omission of a person, manufacturer, distributor, or nonprofit 
organization, as applicable, constituting gross negligence or 
intentional misconduct that results in injury to or death of a user or 
recipient of the menstrual product.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``menstrual product'' means a sanitary napkin, 
        tampon, liner, cup, underwear, and any similar item used by an 
        individual with respect to menstruation.
            (2) The term ``apparently usable'' means, with respect to a 
        product, that the product meets all quality and labeling 
        standards imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and 
        regulations even if the product may not be readily marketable.
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