A resolution recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "PCOS Awareness Month".
Recognizes PCOS as a serious health condition and supports September 2026 as PCOS Awareness Month.
Agreed to in the Senate on Sept. 30, 2026. A resolution like this does not go to the other chamber or the President.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 30, 2026
- COMMITTEECOMM.SKIPPED
- AGREED TOAGREEDSEP 30
What the bill would do, and why it matters
PCOS can affect reproductive, metabolic, and mental health. The resolution recognizes the condition’s seriousness and supports September 2026 as PCOS Awareness Month, with goals including greater awareness, better diagnosis and treatment, and more research.
- NON-BINDING A simple resolution carries no force of law. It expresses the chamber's opinion or sets internal rules — it does not bind agencies, the President, or anyone outside Congress.
- COMMEMORATIVE This measure honors, congratulates or commemorates, or marks an observance such as an awareness day or month. It creates no legal obligations.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Recognizes PCOS and supports awareness
The Senate recognizes PCOS as a serious disorder affecting health and quality of life, and supports designating September 2026 as PCOS Awareness Month.
- Encourages better research and care
The resolution urges researchers and health care professionals to improve understanding, research, diagnosis, and treatment of PCOS. It also encourages states, territories, and localities to support PCOS Awareness Month.
The resolution says PCOS can affect girls from puberty onward, can involve several aspects of health, and has no known cure. It also cites an estimate that up to 70 percent of women with PCOS are undiagnosed, underscoring the potential importance of awareness and better diagnosis.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 30, 2026SENATESEP 30, 2026By Sen. Warren with 1 original cosponsor
- Committee—COMMITTEE—Went to the floor without a committee report
- SAME DAYAgreed to in the SenateSEP 30, 2026SENATE FLOORSEP 30, 2026Unanimous consent
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026AGREED TOSENATESubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Warren’s record: sponsored 88 bills this Congress. 2 passed the Senate; 0 became law.
- Deb FischerR-NEORIGINAL
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