HRES239-119

In Committee

Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 21, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires house resolution recognizing the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly on the Black community, and encouraging CDC/NIH research, screening expansion, and State health plan coverage for at-risk groups. It relies on reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Government, Healthcare, Science & Space, and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

Black community and high-risk individuals would be affected and Colorectal cancer screening providers would be affected.

Who Bears the Burden and How

National Institutes of Health would be affected and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be affected.

Key Provisions

  • Requires house resolution recognizing the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly on the Black community, and encouraging CDC/NIH research, screening expansion, and State health plan coverage for at-risk groups.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires house resolution recognizing the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly on the Black community, and encouraging CDC/NIH research, screening expansion, and State health plan coverage for at-risk groups.

Key Policy Areas

Government, Healthcare, Science & Space, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill requires house resolution recognizing the impact of colorectal cancer, particularly on the Black community, and encouraging CDC/NIH research, screening expansion, and State health plan coverage for at-risk groups.

Policy Domains

Government Healthcare Science & Space Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Black community and high-risk individuals
  • Colorectal cancer screening providers
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Colorectal cancer screening providers:
Black community and high-risk individuals:
Identified Costs
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
National Institutes of Health:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 21, 2025

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. …

Mar 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 21, 2025

Submitted in House

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Research & Science
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

National Institutes of Health

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Black community and high-risk individuals

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Colorectal cancer screening providers

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Healthcare Science & Space Finance

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