Stomach Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4841 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4841 To require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to conduct a review of the current state of stomach cancer incidence, prevention, screening, awareness, and future public health importance, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2025 Ms. Chu (for herself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to conduct a review of the current state of stomach cancer incidence, prevention, screening, awareness, and future public health importance, 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 ``Stomach Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Stomach cancer accounts for about 1.5 percent of all new cancers diagnosed in the United States each year. (2) It is estimated that there will be nearly 30,300 new cases of stomach cancer in 2025. (3) There are disparities in stomach cancer incidence and mortality among racial and ethnic groups in the United States. (4) While there has been a decline in stomach cancer incidence, the lack of awareness and focus on risk factors and early detection through screening and surveillance may cause individuals at high risk for the disea