Bills · 119th Congress · Health

To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.

Also known as EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced7/17/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 7/20/26
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 394–6 on July 20, 2026 (Roll Call 250 →). Received in the Senate on July 21, 2026.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 7/20/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic200 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Not voting
  • Republican193 Yea · 6 Nay · 19 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

This bill reauthorizes and revises programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that support services and education addressing breast and cervical cancer.

The bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and makes changes to the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. This program provides grants to states for breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for individuals who have low incomes, are uninsured, or otherwise lack access to such services. The bill increases flexibility in how states may spend grant funds under the program.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the work of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, including the number of individuals served and barriers to accessing screenings.

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Sponsor
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ( Democrat · FL-25)
Cosponsors
20
Introduced
7/17/25
Policy area
Health

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (19)
  1. 7/17/25Introduced in House
  2. 7/17/25Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 7/17/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. 5/13/26Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. 5/13/26Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  6. 5/21/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. 5/21/26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
  8. 7/13/26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-746.
  9. 7/13/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 650.
  10. 7/20/26Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. 7/20/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4648-4649)
  12. 7/20/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4541.
  13. 7/20/26At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. 7/20/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4670-4671)
  15. 7/20/26Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 6 (Roll no. 250). (text: CR H4648)
  16. 7/20/26On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 6 (Roll no. 250). (text: CR H4648)
  17. 7/20/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. 7/21/26Received in the Senate.
  19. 7/27/26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.