HR 8159 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Gynecologic Pain Management Study Act

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Yassamin Ansari D-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2026 to Jun 3, 2026; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NJHerbert C. Conaway, Jr.OriginalMar 30, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-MOWesley BellOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 30, 2026
D-TXLizzie FletcherApr 2, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciApr 2, 2026
D-MDApril McClain DelaneyApr 13, 2026
D-ILLauren UnderwoodMay 7, 2026
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 3, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 30, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Authority is provided by Section VIII of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 60, March 30, 2026, page H2818.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess barriers to pain management methods during gynecologic procedures.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Gynecologic Pain Management Study Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2026Introduced in House

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