EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025
What does the EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025 do?
HR 4541 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25). The Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 (Section 399NN of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 280m) directs CDC to run a national evidence-based public education campaign and a health-care-professional education campaign on breast health, symptoms, early detection, and support for young women (defined as women 15 to 44) diagnosed with breast cancer; the Act also funds prevention research and grants to organizations serving young women with breast cancer. This bill extends the program's authorization of appropriations by striking the current "2026" end year in subsection (h) and inserting "2031", extending $9M-per-year authorization through fiscal year 2031.
Did HR 4541 pass? Where it stands
As of July 24, 2026, HR 4541 has passed the House.
Status: Passed House
Latest vote: House Passed 394–6 on July 20, 2026
Outlook: Likely
Key provisions
- What the EARLY Act Does
- CDC national public education campaign on breast health and early detection
- Health-care-professional education campaign on symptoms, family history, referrals
- Prevention research on breast cancer in younger women
- Grants to organizations providing information and support to young women diagnosed with breast cancer
- "Young women" defined as women 15 to 44 years of age
- What This Bill Changes
- Strikes "2026" in Section 399NN(h) and inserts "2031"
- Extends the $9M-per-year authorization from FY2022-2026 through FY2031
- No changes to the underlying program activities or eligibility
Last updated July 23, 2026