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The bill directs federal funds and technical support to create state offices and programs that improve women’s health—especially in high-need communities—while imposing new state administrative costs, reporting requirements, and limits on data use that may constrain some research and provoke local disputes.
State health departments and women: Federal grants will create or maintain State offices of women’s health, giving states dedicated resources and coordination capacity for women’s health programs.
Women in higher-need states and state health agencies: Half the funding is distributed equally and half by a formula (female population, maternal mortality, poverty, rural share), directing more resources to states with larger female populations and worse outcomes.
High-need women (including low-income and racial/ethnic minority women) and maternal health programs: Funding plus technical recommendations will support programs targeting maternal mortality and disparities, helping to improve care for populations with the worst outcomes.
State governments and taxpayers: Creating and operating State offices will impose administrative costs and require states to provide matching resources to apply for and manage grants.
Taxpayers and the federal budget: The bill authorizes federal funding (about $55 million per year), increasing federal spending and potentially crowding out other budget priorities.
State health agencies and healthcare providers: Annual reporting and data-disaggregation requirements increase administrative burden to collect, manage, and submit required metrics.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes federal grants to establish or maintain State offices of women’s health and expands the federal Office on Women’s Health’s education and data duties.
Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to establish and maintain State offices of women's health, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 22, 2026 by Troy Carter · Last progress July 22, 2026
Creates a federal grant program to fund the establishment or maintenance of a State office of women’s health in every eligible State and expands the federal Office on Women’s Health’s public education and coordination duties. Grants are non-competitive: each State that applies and meets required assurances is to receive an award for a State-level office focused on women’s health activities. Directs the Office on Women’s Health to run public education programs, prioritize prevention and maternal/reproductive health across the lifespan, collect and share women’s health data and best practices from states and health providers, and recommend funding and program activities to state health leaders on topics such as maternal mortality and racial and ethnic disparities.