House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps regarding research related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life women's health, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Chrissy Houlahan D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 8, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2717.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HOULAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 63, April 8, 2025, Page H1508):The ``neccessary and proper'' clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutioSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2717, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 21 Democrats
4 of 25 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Wesley Bell (D-MO), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Donald Davis (D-NC), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Michael Guest (R-MS), David Joyce (R-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Emily Randall (D-WA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.
- H.R. 2846 (119th) To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public…
- H.R. 250 (119th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
- H.R. 730 (119th) Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act
- H.R. 2439 (119th) Support UNFPA Funding Act
- H.Res. 1380 (119th) Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies.
- H.R. 8175 (119th) To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.