# 119-hr-4396: Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025

119-hr-4396, Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4396
- Congress: 119
- Title: Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Study of hair straighteners and uterine cancer risk, focused on impacts for women of color.** This bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to lead a coordinated study with the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health to review evidence, disaggregate results by race and by product treatments, and assess whether manufacturers need additional safety testing for chemical hair straighteners. - Women and families: The study would provide clearer evidence about potential links between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer, with attention to whether risks are higher for women of color. The results will be broken down by whether products include dyes, bleach, highlights, or perms. - Regulators and manufacturers: The review must evaluate whether the FDA should impose extra testing requirements on hair straightener makers to ensure product safety. - Researchers and lawmakers: The bill requires HHS to describe its study method to relevant congressional committees within 45 days and to deliver a final report within 2 years.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study on hair straighteners and uterine cancer: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would study links between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer. HHS would work with FDA and NIH. The study would look at higher rates among women of color and impacts across all groups. Results would be broken out by products with dyes, coloring, bleach, highlights, or per…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4395: Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4396 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4396)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4395: Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4395)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4396 (as of 2026-04-21).