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H.R. 4541 (119th): This bill reauthorizes and revises programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that support services and education addressing breast and cervical cancer

This bill reauthorizes and revises programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that support services and education addressing breast and cervical cancer. The bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and makes changes to the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. This program provides grants to states for breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for individuals who have low incomes, are uninsured, or otherwise lack access to such services. The bill increases flexibility in how states may spend grant funds under the program. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the work of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, including the number of individuals served and barriers to accessing screenings. Also, the bill reauthorizes through FY2031 CDC programs relating to young women’s awareness of breast health and breast cancer. These programs include campaigns to educate young women and health care professionals, research on preventing breast cancer in younger women, and grants for resources and services to young women diagnosed with breast cancer and precancerous conditions.

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This House bill reauthorizes and revises CDC programs for breast and cervical cancer services and education. It extends the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program through FY2030, which provides state grants for screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for low-income, uninsured, or underserved individuals. It increases state flexibility in using grant funds and directs the GAO to report on the program's reach, including the number served and barriers to screening. It also reauthorizes through FY2031 CDC programs that educate young women and health professionals about breast health and breast cancer, support research on prevention in younger women, and fund resources for young women diagnosed with breast cancer or precancerous conditions.

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Theological note: This bill bears on the Christian concern for the sick, the poor, and the uninsured, and on the good stewardship of public resources for medical care and prevention. It does not directly restrain a named moral evil or advance one, so its relevance is mainly prudential: whether the program serves vulnerable people effectively and responsibly. This is an issue-relevance note, not a final moral judgment.

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Roll 250 · 20-Jul-2026 7:02 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 394 · Nay 6 · Other 31

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