Endometrial Cancer Research and Education Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, David
Introduced
Summary
expand endometrial cancer research and targeted public education. This bill would push federal health agencies to increase research on endometrial cancer and to run public education focused on racial disparities and treatments.
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- African-American women: Requires NIH to ensure African-American women are represented in endometrial cancer clinical trials in proportion to their incidence and to communicate disparity findings to medical professionals.
- Researchers and federal health agencies: Directs NIH to expand, intensify, and coordinate endometrial cancer research and to coordinate with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Office of Research on Women’s Health.
- Patients and the public: Directs the CDC to develop and distribute materials on incidence, risk factors, and available treatments with content targeted to African-American women and allows dissemination through nonprofits, institutions of higher education, federal, state, and local agencies, and media.
- Funding: Authorizes $1.0 million per year for NIH for fiscal years 2026–2028 and authorizes such sums as may be necessary for the CDC public education program for 2026–2028.
*Authorizes at least $3.0 million for NIH across 2026–2028 plus additional unspecified CDC funding.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More NIH research and inclusive trials
If enacted, NIH would expand and coordinate endometrial cancer research. It would share new findings and the diagnosis gap between African-American and non-Hispanic White women with doctors and researchers. NIH would work to include African-American women in trials in proportion to incidence. It would coordinate with women’s health and minority health institutes. The bill would authorize $1 million each year for 2026 through 2028, starting upon enactment.
New CDC education on endometrial cancer
If enacted, CDC would create and share endometrial cancer information. It would cover rates, risk factors, higher risk for some minority women, and treatment options. Materials would include content for African-American women and could be shared with nonprofits, schools, agencies, or media. CDC would consult HRSA. The bill would authorize such sums as needed for 2026 through 2028, starting upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, David
GA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Johnson (LA)
LA • R
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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