# 119-hr-219: Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025

119-hr-219, Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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- As of: 2026-10-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-219
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**Improve menopause care for veterans**. This bill would require the Comptroller General to study how the Department of Veterans Affairs provides care for perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and menopause, and to issue recommendations for improvement. - Women veterans would get a public, detailed review of what menopause care the VA currently offers, how well it works, and veteran feedback on quality. - VA clinicians and facilities would have their training, diagnosis and treatment protocols, referral practices, and educational outreach reviewed. - The Comptroller General must publish the report within 18 months, and the VA Secretary would have 6 months after that to send the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs a strategic plan to implement the report's recommendations and improve access and quality.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More menopause care for veterans: benefit, low. This bill would require the Comptroller General to study VA menopause care and publish a report within 18 months of enactment. This bill would require the VA Secretary to send Congress a strategic plan within 6 months after that report is public. The plan would have to follow the report's recommend…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/219)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-219 (as of 2026-10-30).