Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6052 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6052 To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2025 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023, more than 27,800,000 people in the United States had asthma, including an estimated 4,800,000 children. (2) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma is more common among Black Americans, Native individuals (American Indians/Alaska Natives), Puerto Ricans, and people of multiple races compared to non-Hispanic, White individuals. (3) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among children, males have higher rates of asthma than females, and in adults, women have higher rates of asthma than men. Individuals living below the poverty threshold also had significantly higher rates of asthma in 2023 than individuals living above the poverty threshold. (4) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023 more than 3,600 people in the United States died from asthma. The rate of mortality from asthma is higher among Black Americans and women. (5) The Agency for Health