Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 5, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women's Health Act of 2019
This bill establishes, or authorizes to be established, a series of programs relating to cancer screenings for women. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs that (1) support certain cancer-screening training for health care providers at family planning and community health centers, and (2) support increased co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among demographics that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to Jun 26, 2019, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 26, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3129 | Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 6, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Immunology and vaccination
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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