Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9782
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2024-09-24
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9782 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Ms. Brown , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mrs. Fletcher , Mrs. Foushee , Ms. Norton , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mrs. McBath , Ms. McClellan , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, particularly among women of color.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2024 . 2. Study on relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer (a) Study The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct a study on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, with a focus on the increased incidence of such cancer among women of color. Such study shall— (1) review significant findings and recommendations from other studies regarding the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer; (2) consider impacts on women and other individuals at risk of uterine cancer from all racial and ethnic backgrounds; (3) disaggregate the results of the study under this section according to whether the hair straighteners contain dyes or coloring, bleach, highlights, or perms; and (4) determine whether the Food and Drug Administration should impose additional testing requirements on the manufacturers of hair straightening products to ensure the safety of such products. (b) Methodology Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a description of the methodology that will be used to conduct the study under this section. (c) Commencement Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence the study under this section. (d) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study under this section and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of such study. (e) Definition In this section: (1) The term hair straightener means a chemical hair straightener. (2) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.