To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a public awareness campaign to increase participation by women in clinical trials that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7694 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7694 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a public awareness campaign to increase participation by women in clinical trials that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Lawler) 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 carry out a public awareness campaign to increase participation by women in clinical trials that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, 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 ``Gwenn's Law''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN NIH CLINICAL TRIALS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall carry out a public awareness campaign to increase the participation of women in clinical trials conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health. (b) Targeted Outreach.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall increase outreach at hospitals, physicians' offices, health centers, health care clinics, and other locations that the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Priority.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize increasing the participation of women in cl