State of Men’s Health Act
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Creates an Office of Men’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services and requires a Government Accountability Office study to map men’s health gaps and federal responses. The bill would push HHS to coordinate prevention, screening, public awareness, and research on prostate and colorectal cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, and mental health for men at increased risk.
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- Families: Families could see more federal focus on men’s preventive care and expanded emphasis on screenings and awareness for cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and mental health.
- Veterans: Veterans are explicitly called out in the findings, so HHS coordination could be steered toward veteran men’s health needs.
- Researchers and clinicians: HHS would be required to establish a centralized database of best practices, clinical guidelines, clinical research, and funding opportunities to guide care and studies.
- Federal programs and planners: A GAO report due within one year must map disparities, current federal programs to optimize, recommended additional programs, coordination options, and public awareness strategies. The bill bars new appropriations for the GAO study and for the Office and requires funding to be drawn from amounts authorized elsewhere in law, excluding funds for women’s health offices.
*Does not authorize additional appropriations and requires the GAO study and the Office of Men’s Health to be funded from existing authorized amounts, excluding funds for women’s health offices.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New HHS Office for Men's Health
If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would create an Office of Men's Health inside HHS within 18 months. The Office would coordinate, support, and promote programs to improve men's health. It would emphasize colorectal and prostate cancer screening, diabetes, high cholesterol, and mental health screening for men at higher risk. The Office would keep a database of best practices, clinical guidelines, research, and funding opportunities. The Secretary would report to Congress on activities, findings, and recommendations within two years after establishing the Office. No new funds are authorized; the Office would use amounts already authorized by other law and could not use funds authorized for the Office on Women's Health.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
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