S. 1320 119th Congress Senate

Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps regarding research related to menopause, perimenopause, o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps regarding research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women's health, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Patty Murray Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightMedical researchMilitary medicineResearch administration and funding

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Veterans' medical careWomen's health

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 2, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with amendments. Without written report.

Dec 2, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.

Jul 30, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

May 21, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

Apr 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate and report on research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health among members and former members of the uniformed services (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

Such evaluation must also examine (1) any gaps in knowledge and research on menopause treatments and the relation of service in the uniformed services to perimenopause and menopause, (2) the availability and uptake of professional training resources for DOD- or VA-employed providers relating to mid-life women’s health, and (3) the availability of and uptake of treatments for women in the uniformed services or veterans who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause. The report must include a strategic plan that resolves the gaps in knowledge and research.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.275, to improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Pro…
Meeting Jul 30, 2025 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee
Hearings to examine S.214, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable t…
Meeting May 21, 2025 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 32

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
for IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS · Kansas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
32 filings
SENATE
32 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
19 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
16 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
16 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
14 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
13 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
10 filings

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Cosponsors 10

Minnesota · Oct 28, 2025

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Oct 21, 2025

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Oct 21, 2025

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Oct 7, 2025

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Sep 29, 2025

Ossoff, Jon

Georgia · Sep 8, 2025

Justice, James C.

West Virginia · Jul 9, 2025

Ernst, Joni

Iowa · Apr 8, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1320: Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1320/

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