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S. 3944 119th Congress Senate

Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the WISEWOMAN program.

Introduced: February 26, 2026 Introduced by: Angela D. Alsobrooks Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Mar 19, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Feb 26, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 26, 2026
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

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Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026

This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 and expands a grant program that supports preventive health services (e.g., screenings, referrals) regarding women’s cardiovascular health. This program is known as the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation of Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Under current law, only three states may receive a WISEWOMAN grant, and health care providers and recipients of services must participate in the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program in order to qualify under the WISEWOMAN program. The bill revises the WISEWOMAN program by (1) removing the three-state limitation, (2) allowing providers to participate even if not providing services under the other CDC program (as determined by the CDC), and (3) allowing participation of high-risk women who are not eligible under the other CDC program (based on CDC criteria). 

Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the work of the WISEWOMAN program.

 Hearings & markups 1
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 Lobbying activity 18

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

  • VENABLE LLP
    for ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
    for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
    for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH
    for TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
    for AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Feb 26, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3944: Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3944/
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"S. 3944: Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3944/.
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S. 3944, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3944/.
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