Bill requires one breast cancer screening tool for all states.
H.R. 10763 — Know Your Risk Act · Filed by Julia Letlow (R-LA) · Introduced Oct 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the federal government to study screening tools. It will find gaps in how they work. The government will create one public tool all states can use. States that get federal money must use this tool. States must track results and report on access.
Who it affects
Women get better access to breast cancer screening. States that receive federal grants for screening must follow new rules. Health systems and doctors must use the new tool.
One thing to notice
The bill requires states to report on gaps in who gets screened. This may show that some groups do not get equal access.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- screening — A test to find breast cancer early, before a person feels sick.
- federal grants — Money the federal government gives to states for a specific purpose.
- access — The ability to get or use something, like a health test.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,435 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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