Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
In Committee
Summary
Expand preventive heart-health screening and support for women. This bill would reauthorize and broaden the WISEWOMAN program to let the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention award supplemental grants for extra screenings, evidence-based education, referrals, follow-up, and program evaluation.
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More heart-health screenings for women
This bill would let HHS, through CDC, award supplemental WISEWOMAN grants totaling $250 million for FY2027–FY2031. Grants would pay for extra heart-health screenings like blood pressure, cholesterol, and obesity checks. Grants would also fund evidence-based health education from qualified providers, referrals for medical care, and follow-up services. Women eligible would include those already served by the program and other high-risk women the Secretary defines. Only entities that screen women for breast and cervical cancer under section 1501 or other HHS-designated providers could deliver these services. Grantees would have to evaluate activities and report results to the Secretary. The authority would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
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