They may still call them “menstrual hygiene products,” but lawmakers are starting to get comfortable with the idea of stocking free tampons and pads on Capitol Hill.
If House appropriators get their way, period supplies will soon be found far and wide across their workplace, available “at no cost to all those who use restroom facilities throughout the Capitol complex.”
The Architect of the Capitol would purchase the supplies in bulk and distribute them free of charge, according to a proposed directive included with the Legislative Branch spending bill for the upcoming fiscal year. The bill cleared an early hurdle Wednesday, when the House Appropriations Committee approved it along party lines.
