PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6561 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6561 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public awareness campaign with respect to human papillomavirus, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a public awareness campaign with respect to human papillomavirus, 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 ``Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act of 2025'' or the ``PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The human papillomavirus (referred to in this Act as ``HPV'') causes six different types of cancer (anal, cervical, oropharynx, penile, vaginal, and vulvar). (2) Approximately 39,300 cases of cancer are caused by HPV each year impacting both women and men. (3) About 91 percent of cervical and anal cancers are thought to be caused by HPV. (4) Black and Hispanic women are more likely to get HPV- associated cervical cancer than women of other races and ethnicities due to disparities in access to cancer screening and early detection. (5) New cases of cervical cancer decreased among women in young age groups, likely due to HPV vaccination, but in recent years, new cases of cervical cancer rates among women in older age groups have plateaued or, in the case of women ages 30-34, increased. (6) Cervical cancer screening has d