US Congress · H.R. 6212 · In committee

Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act

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Introduced 2025-11-20

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What it does

The bill shields people, manufacturers, distributors, and nonprofits from civil or criminal liability over the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently usable menstrual products donated and received in good faith for distribution to people in need. The shield does not apply if gross negligence or intentional misconduct causes injury or death to a user or recipient. A covered menstrual product includes items such as pads, tampons, liners, cups, and period underwear that meet quality and labeling standards, even if not easily sellable.

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act .

2Limitation of liability for damages from donated menstrual products

This section would protect a person, manufacturer, or distributor from civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently usable menstrual products that they donate in good faith to a nonprofit organization for eventual distribution to individuals who need such products. It would give a nonprofit organization the same protection from civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently usable menstrual products it receives as a good-faith donation from a person, manufacturer, or distributor for eventual distribution to individuals in need of such products. These protections would not apply where the act or omission of the person, manufacturer, distributor, or nonprofit organization (whichever applies) amounts to gross negligence or intentional misconduct and results in injury to or death of a user or recipient of the menstrual product.

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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.

3Definition

This section would define "menstrual product" to mean a sanitary napkin, tampon, liner, cup, underwear, or any similar item used by an individual with respect to menstruation. It would define "apparently usable" to mean that a 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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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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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-11-20

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version ih (Introduced in House), as published by GovInfo

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The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEvia AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

1 filing

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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2025-11-20).