Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024 2024-07-30 Reported to House Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2024

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency review of lung cancer research, prevention, and awareness with respect to women and underserved populations.

The review must

  • report on the status of existing research and current knowledge gaps;
  • identify new opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer and advance prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and
  • provide recommendations for a national lung cancer screening strategy and public education campaign.
]]> 2023-07-11 Introduced in House Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency review of the status of women and lung cancer. The review must

  • report on the status of existing research and current knowledge gaps;
  • identify new opportunities for collaborative research to determine the causes of lung cancer and advance prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment; and
  • provide recommendations for a national cancer screening strategy and public education campaign.
]]> text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.