Thyroid Disease CARE Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced
Summary
Broadly defines 'thyroid disease' to include disorders of thyroid function and structural problems, including thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. This bill would also set key terms used in the act: "institution of higher education" follows the Higher Education Act definition, "racial and ethnic minority group" follows the Public Health Service Act definition, and "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More thyroid research, data, and outreach
If enacted, this bill would fund HHS research and outreach on thyroid disease. It would authorize $30 million per year for FY2026–FY2030 for HHS research and $30 million per year for FY2026–FY2030 for gap and disparities analysis, plus $3 million per year for a public awareness campaign in the same years. The Secretary would study causes, diagnostics, treatments, thyroid cancer and survivorship (including reproductive impacts), symptom care, and disparities by race, ethnicity, sex, geography, language, disability, and insurance status. The Secretary would be able to collect data from Medicaid (T‑MSIS), Medicare, cancer registries, group health plans, and surveys, must protect patient privacy, and must send a preliminary report within 24 months and a final report by the end of fiscal year 2030.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov