# 119-s-5554: Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act

119-s-5554, Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Expanding access to genetic testing and specialty ovarian cancer care.** This bill reauthorizes and modernizes Johanna's Law to boost outreach and education about ovarian and hereditary cancer risk and creates federal standards requiring coverage of genetic counseling, testing, and risk‑reducing services.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More coverage for hereditary ovarian risk: benefit, high. This bill would require group and individual health plans to cover genetic counseling, multi-gene germline testing, targeted mutation testing, tumor genomic/biomarker testing, and guideline-recommended risk-reducing care for people who meet the rules. Eligible people would include those with a pers…
- Grants to boost ovarian cancer outreach: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand the national ovarian cancer outreach campaign and fund demonstration grants to test outreach and access strategies. It would authorize $20 million per year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031 for outreach, education, and demonstration projects. Grants and materi…
- Training for providers on genetic testing: benefit, low. The bill would direct HHS, through the CDC Director and in consultation with HRSA, to support activities that increase health care professionals' awareness of evidence-based genetic counseling and testing guidelines for ovarian and endometrial cancer. Activities would also cover collecting family c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- 119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5554)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5554 (as of 2026-10-16).