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Official title: Improve menopause care and mid-life women's health, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 12, 2026 by Patty Murray · Last progress May 12, 2026
The bill channels multi‑year federal funding and coordination to expand research, training, education, and targeted services for mid‑life women—especially in underserved areas—improving care and reducing disparities, while imposing modest new federal costs, administrative burdens, and uncertain implementation risks.
Mid‑life women (including perimenopausal and menopausal individuals) will benefit from expanded federal research, strategic assessments, and translational efforts that aim to improve understanding, diagnostics, and treatments for menopausal health.
Clinicians, trainees, and health professional students will gain more education, continuing education modules, technical assistance, and grant-supported training programs, increasing workforce capacity to diagnose and manage menopausal conditions.
Mid‑life women—particularly those in rural, Tribal, underserved, and Health Professional Shortage Areas—will have improved access to evidence‑based information, coordinated public education (including a national website), Centers of Excellence, and targeted recommendations that can reduce disparities in care.
Taxpayers will bear additional federal spending (multiple authorizations across FY2027–2031), increasing federal outlays and adding budgetary pressure.
If new appropriations are not provided, funding may be reallocated from existing NIH or other health priorities, potentially diverting resources and attention from other research areas.
Smaller, non‑accredited, or community-based providers and nonprofits may face eligibility requirements and administrative burdens to apply for and comply with grants, limiting their ability to participate and serve underserved populations.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Establishes NIH menopause research, HHS national outreach, training grants, Centers of Excellence, reporting, and authorizes funding for FY2027–FY2031.
Creates a coordinated federal effort to study, educate about, and improve care for menopause and mid-life women’s health. The bill directs NIH to establish a menopause research program, requires HHS to run a national awareness and outreach campaign, funds training grants and Centers of Excellence to boost clinician skills and care models, and requires reporting and interagency coordination. It authorizes specific annual funding levels ($10 million per year for some programs) for FY2027–FY2031 and leaves other funding as "such sums as necessary."