Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1157 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1157

   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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 26, 2025

Ms. Smith (for herself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   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 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 2 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).
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