Federal law adds menopause help for workers nationwide.
H.R. 9671 — Menopausal Workers’ Fairness Act of 2026 · Filed by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill adds menopause to federal job discrimination law. Bosses with 15 or more workers must give help like extra breaks, water, and flexible seating. The law covers federal workers and Congress. The government will spend $4.5 million to write rules.
Who it affects
Women ages 45 to 64 who work for big companies gain new job help. States can be sued in federal court if they break the law.
One thing to notice
The law does not ask workers to show a doctor's note to get help. Bosses get protection from money owed if they try hard to help, even if it does not work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (22,628 characters) on Jul 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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