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Valerie Foushee (D-NC)

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require public institutions of higher education that receive grants under the Medical Student Education program to include training for medical students relating to menopause in the curriculums of such institutions, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9273 · House bill Education

A Democratic bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

H.R. 9273 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set a condition for public institutions of higher education receiving grants under the Medical Student Education program. These institutions must include menopause training for medical students in their curriculums. The goal is to better prepare physicians across various specialties.

Yes· 3 of 8

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    Directly improves the quality of medical care and physician knowledge regarding a critical phase of women's health.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in middle age be better off under this?

    Positive impact for middle-aged women who are the primary demographic affected by menopause.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    Better training for physicians on menopause improves the quality and availability of specialized care for patients.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    Imposes federal mandates on state-run public institutions of higher education.