EARLY Act and SCREENS for Cancer Act

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

What this does

The bill carries two titles. Title I, the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025, extends the sunset of the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act by striking 2026 and inserting 2031 in the Public Health Service Act, continuing the CDC breast-health education program for young women through 2031. Title II, the SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025, rewrites the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program in Title XV of the Public Health Service Act. It adds program purposes covering prevention, navigation of care, and reducing disparities in breast and cervical cancer, changes the required program report from annual to once every 5 years, and authorizes $235,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. It also directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress by September 30, 2027 on the program's reach and any barriers to screening.

House vote · 394-6

Democrats200–0

Republicans193–6

Independents1–0

How we know · 5 sourced claims

Title I extends the EARLY Act sunset by striking 2026 and inserting 2031.Source: Title I, Sec. 102, amending 42 U.S.C. 280m(h)
Title II authorizes $235,500,000 for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.Source: Title II, Sec. 202, amending 42 U.S.C. 300n-5(a)
Title II changes the program's required report from annual to once every 5 years.Source: Title II, Sec. 202, amending 42 U.S.C. 300n-4(b)
Title II adds program purposes covering prevention, navigation of care, and reducing disparities in breast and cervical cancer.Source: Title II, Sec. 202, amending 42 U.S.C. 300k
Title II requires a Comptroller General report to Congress by September 30, 2027.Source: Title II, Sec. 202(b)

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R193–6D200–0I1–0

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Republicans

218

Democrats

212

Independents

YeaKevin KileyCA · District 3