YourVoice.Now Summary
Average Household ImpactThe EARLY Act's breast health education program for young women would be funded through 2031.
Average Household Impact
- Breast health education program — Authorization extended through 2031
The details
A federal breast cancer education program aimed at young women would run five more years. The program comes from the EARLY Act of 2009. Its full name is the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act. It funds education and awareness work on breast health for younger women. Authorization currently runs through 2026. The bill would replace that with 2027 through 2031. No dollar figure appears in the text. The measure keeps the program alive rather than expanding what it does. A Senate committee reported the bill with an amendment in July 2026.
Congressional Summary
EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 programs relating to young women’s awareness of breast health and breast cancer, which are administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These programs include campaigns to educate young women and health care professionals, research on preventing breast cancer in younger women, and grants for resources and services to young women diagnosed with breast cancer and precancerous conditions.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-07-16
- Date Added
- 2026-07-23
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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