U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5546: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
What the bill says
To provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women's Health Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (including clinical breast exams and breast, cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancer screening), as well as access to appropriate care and early detection (including via diagnostic testing and treatment and provider education and awareness of best clinical practices), provided by leading women's health care providers who-- (1) serve populations most at risk of lacking access to preventive care; and (2) play an outsized role in the prevention and detection of cancer in order to serve the goal of increasing access to quality health screenings, care, and services, reducing health care disparities and mortality rates among low-income women and women of color, decreasing health care spending, and expanding health literacy, access, and education about the benefits of regular preventive cancer screening for women. SECTION 3. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States and is the leading cause of cancer death in women aged 20 to 49 in the United States. (2) …
Sponsors
- Murray, Patty (D) · primary sponsor
- Shaheen, Jeanne (D)
- Gillibrand, Kirsten (D)
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
- Gallego, Ruben (D)
- Booker, Cory (D)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D)
- Baldwin, Tammy (D)
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
- Rosen, Jacky (D)
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR)
- Merkley, Jeff (D, SD-OR)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5546?
- SB5546 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026.
- What does SB5546 do?
- In its own words: To provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
- What is the status of SB5546?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5546?
- Murray, Patty (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5546?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5546
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