119-s2285

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2285 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2285

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and 
 report on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine 
 cancer, particularly among women of color.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 15, 2025

Ms. Blunt Rochester introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and 
 report on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine 
 cancer, particularly among women of color.

 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 ``Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAIR STRAIGHTENERS AND UTERINE 
 CANCER.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, 
shall conduct a study on the relationship between hair straighteners 
and uterine cancer, with a focus on the increased incidence of such 
cancer among women of color. Such study shall--

    (1) review significant findings and recommendations from 
 other studies regarding the relationship between hair 
 straighteners and uterine cancer;

    (2) consider impacts on women and other individuals at risk 
 of uterine cancer from all racial and ethnic backgrounds;

    (3) disaggregate the results of the study under this 
 section according to whether the hair straighteners contain 
 dyes or coloring, bleach, highlights, or perms; and

    (4) determine whether the Food and Drug Administration 
 should impose additional testing requirements on the 
 manufacturers of hair straightening products to ensure the 
 safety of such products.

    (b) Methodology.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a description of 
the methodology that will be used to conduct the study under this 
section.
            (c) Commencement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence the study under 
this section.
            (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study under this section and 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of such study.

    (e) 

=== Definition. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Hair straightener.--The term ``hair straightener'' 
 means a chemical hair straightener.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services.
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