# 119-hr-4417: Mobile Cancer Screening Act

119-hr-4417, Mobile Cancer Screening Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4417
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mobile Cancer Screening Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Would expand access to cancer screening by funding mobile screening units in rural and underserved areas.** The bill would create a new grant program under the Public Health Service Act, run through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to pay for vehicles, imaging equipment, digital tools, and other startup or operational costs for mobile cancer screening units. - People in rural and underserved communities would gain local access to breast and lung cancer screening, targeting gaps where only 4.5% of eligible individuals were screened for lung cancer in 2022. - Nonprofit hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, academic health centers, health systems, and consortia could apply for awards up to $2 million each to buy vehicles, imaging tech, and digital tools. - Awardees must provide at least $1 in nonfederal matching funds for every $3 in federal funds, and the program would prioritize applicants serving high-risk and Indian Health Service areas and those able to provide follow-up care within 90 minutes by ground. The program must report to Congress within four years with deidentified, disaggregated screening data. *Would authorize $15 million per year for fiscal 2027–2031 to carry out the program, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More mobile cancer screening in rural areas: benefit, medium. This bill would fund mobile cancer screening units in rural and underserved areas through HRSA grants. Nonprofit hospitals and health centers could get up to $2,000,000 to buy a vehicle, imaging gear, digital tools, and other startup or operating needs. Winners would need to add at least $1 of non-…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4417)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4417 (as of 2026-09-02).