[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H1176-H1177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WE WILL BEAT CANCER

  (Ms. SEWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 842, the Nancy 
Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage 
Act,

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which was included in the funding package being considered by the House 
today.
  Named in honor of my mother who lost her battle to pancreatic cancer 
in 2021, this legislation would expand access to cutting-edge cancer 
screenings for America's seniors, ensuring Medicare coverage for these 
emerging tools once they become FDA approved.
  I am immensely grateful that this bill was led by Republican sponsor, 
Congressman Jodey Arrington, and the many organizations and patient 
advocacy groups who helped us push this bill across the finish line. I 
am giving a big shout-out to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action 
Network, PanCAN, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the National Minority 
Quality Forum, and so many others.
  Thanks to their tireless advocacy, H.R. 842 is the most cosponsored 
bill in the 119th Congress with 339 cosponsors in the House and 68 
cosponsors in the Senate.
  I ask my colleagues to support this important legislation. Rest in 
power, my sweet mother. We will beat cancer.

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