SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2381 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2381 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2025 Mr. Morelle (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, 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 ``Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services for Cancer Act of 2025'' or the ``SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 2025, there will be more than 319,750 new cases of invasive breast cancer and nearly 43,000 breast cancer deaths in the United States. (2) In 2025, there will be about 13,360 new cases of invasive cervical cancer and about 4,320 deaths from cervical cancer. (3) Since its creation in 1991, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (referred to in this section as the ``NBCCEDP'') has provided lifesaving cancer screening and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, 6 territories, and 13 Tribes or Tribal organizations. (4) NBCCEDP places special emphasis on outreach to women who are geographically or culturally isolated. (5) NBCCEDP has served more than 6,400,000