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Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
Summary
This resolution raises awareness of racial disparities in colorectal cancer among Black Americans, noting that Black men have a 20 percent higher incidence rate and Black women have a 14 percent higher rate compared to non-Hispanic Whites, with death rates 40 percent higher among Black men and 25 percent higher among Black women. The resolution recognizes colorectal cancer as the third-most common cancer and second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The House encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand efforts to reduce racial screening disparities, encourages public colorectal cancer screening, and urges state health plans to expand insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening at younger ages with particular attention to high-risk communities.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BEIGENE $13,400
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
- NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
- GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bonnie Watson Coleman → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2025
Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.
Whereas colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the third-most common cancer in the United States for men and women combined, and the second-leading cause of cancer death; Whereas this disease takes the lives of more than 50,000 people each year; Whereas the rate of CRC is 20 percent higher among Black men and is 14 percent higher among Black women than compared to non-Hispanic Whites; Whereas the rate of CRC death is 40 percent higher among Black men and is 25 percent higher among Black women than compared to non-Hispanic Whites; Whereas CRC is the third-leading cause of cancer death in both Black men and women in the United States; Whereas Black Americans have the lowest 5-year survival rate for CRC of any racial group in the United States; Whereas deaths from colorectal cancer among people younger than 55 have increased 1.9 percent per year from 2011 to 2019; Whereas the tragic death of 43-year-old actor Chadwick Boseman from colorectal cancer has catalyzed more conversation about CRC’s impact on the Black community; Whereas, by 2030, it is expected that CRC will be the leading cause of death among people ages 20 to 49; Whereas it is estimated that 19 percent of racial disparity in CRC death rates between White and Black Americans is due to lower screening rates alone; and Whereas CRC has a 90-percent survival rate when caught at the earliest stage and there are many screening methods available: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes the deadly impact colorectal cancer has to the American people;
(2) acknowledges the racial disparity that the Black community faces when dealing with colorectal cancer;
(3) encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue and expand their work to identify those factors that result in the colorectal racial screening disparity and develop effective strategies to reduce and ultimately eliminate racial disparities in colorectal screening;
(4) encourages everyone get colorectal cancer screening when recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force;
(5) encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research to determine any environmental factors, and the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into any physiological factors that cause an elevated risk for colorectal cancer in young adults; and
(6) urges State health plans to quickly adopt new measures to cover colorectal screenings for individuals at a lower age, with special consideration for the Black community and all those at higher risk for colorectal cancer. <all>
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