Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill rewrites Public Health Service Act section 1509 so the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the CDC Director, may award supplemental grants to breast and cervical cancer screening grantees for blood-pressure screening, cholesterol screening, health education, treatment referrals, follow-up services, and program monitoring. It makes women already served by section 1501 screening grants and other low-income women eligible, and authorizes $250 million over fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Who Benefits and How
Low-income women and women receiving breast and cervical cancer screening services benefit from additional cardiovascular screening, referral, follow-up, and health education tied to existing screening providers. CDC-supported grantees benefit from a clearer five-year authorization and a larger funding stream for preventive services beyond cancer screening.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS and CDC must administer the supplemental grants, approve designated service providers, set eligibility criteria for additional low-income women, and monitor funded activities. Grantees must provide or arrange screening, referrals, follow-up, education, and evaluation rather than only existing cancer-screening services.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $250 million for WISEWOMAN supplemental preventive health grants for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
- Expands covered services to blood-pressure screening, cholesterol screening, health education, treatment referrals, follow-up services, and surveillance or program monitoring.
- Allows section 1501 breast and cervical cancer screening grantees, plus other Secretary-approved entities, to serve low-income women who meet HHS eligibility criteria.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and expands the CDC WISEWOMAN supplemental grant program for cardiovascular preventive services for low-income women, authorizing $250 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Public Health, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and expands the CDC WISEWOMAN supplemental grant program for cardiovascular preventive services for low-income women, authorizing $250 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Low-income women
- Women receiving breast and cervical cancer screening services
- CDC WISEWOMAN grantees
Identified Costs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Preventive health grant recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
CDC WISEWOMAN grantees, Low-income women, Preventive health grant recipients
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
CDC-administered grants for additional preventive health services, referrals, follow-up, and monitoring for eligible women.
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