Endometriosis CARE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6682 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6682 To advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support with respect to endometriosis, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Adams, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Brown, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To advance research, promote awareness, and provide patient support with respect to endometriosis, 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 ``Endometriosis Coverage, Awareness, Research, and Education Act'' or the ``Endometriosis CARE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. It can cause severe pain in the pelvis and make it harder to get pregnant. Endometriosis often causes severe pain in the pelvis, especially during menstrual periods. Some people also have pain during sex or when using the bathroom. Some people have trouble getting pregnant. (2) It causes a chronic inflammatory reaction that may result in the formation of scar tissue (adhesions, fibrosis) within the pelvis and other parts of the body. The cause of endometriosis is unknown. There is no known way to preve