Senate Bill 1063
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 25, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1063
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women's Health Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a series of programs to increase access to cancer screenings for women.
These programs include demonstration projects to
- train certain health care providers to screen for breast and cervical cancer, and
- increase co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among populations that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
March 25, 2021
03/25/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/25/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:14 PM