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S. 1320119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
Sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) · 10 active : 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
Where it standsBefore the Senate6 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govServicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate and report on research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women’s health among members and former members of the uniformed services (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
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Such evaluation must also examine (1) any gaps in knowledge and research on menopause treatments and the relation of service in the uniformed services to perimenopause and menopause, (2) the availability and uptake of professional training resources for DOD- or VA-employed providers relating to mid-life women’s health, and (3) the availability of and uptake of treatments for women in the uniformed services or veterans who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause. The report must include a strategic plan that resolves the gaps in knowledge and research.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · SenateReported by · Markup by · Hearings by (full committee) · Referred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Medical research
- Military medicine
- Research administration and funding
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's health
How the Senate breaks down
- 6Swing 70–100
- 58Middle 30–70
- 36Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
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Cosponsors
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- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)
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Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
