# 119-s-5546: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026

119-s-5546, Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5546
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Expand access to preventive cancer screening** for women is the central aim of the Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026. The bill would target low-income women, women of color, rural residents, and other groups with historically low screening rates by funding grants, training, demonstration projects, and data-driven evaluation to boost screening, follow-up, and early detection. - Low-income women, women of color, uninsured people, and rural communities would be prioritized for a wider set of screenings. These include clinical breast exams and breast, cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar screening plus related diagnostic testing and treatment. - Community health centers and other leading women’s health providers would receive grant funding and training to expand services and improve cultural competency and guideline-based follow-up care. - The bill would require recurring studies and reports on screening rates and disparities by geography, income, race/ethnicity, insurance status, and rurality, and it would run a two-year HPV plus cervical cancer co-testing demonstration that prioritizes low-income, uninsured, and medically underserved populations. *Would authorize $20.0 million in annual appropriations for fiscal years 2027–2029, increasing federal spending by that amount over those years.*

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand women's screenings: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would make grants and enter contracts with public and nonprofit groups to expand preventive cancer services for women. Covered services would include Pap tests, HPV tests, HPV+Pap co-testing, self-collection for HPV, HPV vaccination, and diagnostic tests. The bill would au…
- Training for women's cancer screening: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would award three-year grants to train clinicians on breast and gynecologic cancer screening. Training would cover current USPSTF guidelines, follow-up for abnormal results, and dense-breast care. Grants must include implicit bias, cultural competency, and replicable model…
- Two-year HPV co-testing pilot: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would establish a two-year demonstration to increase HPV plus Pap co-testing. Grants would expand co-testing access, fund culturally and linguistically appropriate delivery, and pay for interpretation services. Priority would go to programs serving low-income, uninsured, a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5546 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5546)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5546 (as of 2026-10-11).