# 119-hr-7417: Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026

119-hr-7417, Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7417
- Congress: 119
- Title: Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands preventive heart screenings and services for low-income women by creating supplemental grants tied to the WISEWOMAN program.** It would let the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award extra grants to fund blood pressure and cholesterol checks, health education, referrals, and follow-up care, plus monitoring and evaluation.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More heart screenings for low-income women: benefit, low. If enacted, the CDC would be able to award supplemental grants to recipients of existing breast and cervical cancer screening grants. The grants would pay for extra preventive services for low-income women, such as blood pressure and cholesterol checks, health education, referrals, and follow-up ca…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7417)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7417 (as of 2026-09-21).