H.R. 2319

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2319 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 380
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2319

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 22, 2026

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and 
underserved populations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Women and Lung Cancer Research and 
Preventive Services Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY REVIEW TO EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH ON LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN AND 
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, GREATER ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE 
SERVICES, AND STRATEGIC PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION 
CAMPAIGNS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, shall conduct an interagency review to evaluate the 
status of, and identify opportunities for the acceleration of research 
related to--
(1) research on lung cancer in women;
(2) research on lung cancer in underserved populations that 
meet the eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening as 
recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task 
Force;
(3) access to lung cancer preventive services; and
(4) strategic public awareness and education campaigns on 
lung cancer.
(b) Content.--The review and recommendations under subsection (a) 
shall include--
(1) a review and comprehensive report on the outcomes of 
previous research, the status of existing research activities, 
and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women and 
underserved populations in all agencies of the Federal 
Government;
(2) opportunities for collaborative, interagency, 
multidisciplinary, and innovative research, that would--
(A) encourage innovative approaches to eliminate 
knowledge gaps in research on lung cancer in women;
(B) evaluate environmental and genomic factors that 
may be related to the etiology of lung cancer in women; 
and
(C) foster advances in imaging technology and 
techniques to improve risk assessment, diagnosis, 
treatment, and the simultaneous utilization of other 
preventive services and activities;
(3) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
lung cancer screening strategy to expand access to such 
screenings, particularly among women and underserved 
populations; and
(4) opportunities regarding the development of a national 
public education and awareness campaign on--
(A) lung cancer in women and underserved 
populations; and
(B) the importance of early detection of lung 
cancer.
(c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to Congress a report on the review conducted under subsection 
(a).

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 380

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2319

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and 
underserved populations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

April 22, 2026

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar