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Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025
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.
Summary
The Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2025 directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the FDA Commissioner and NIH Director, to conduct a study on the relationship between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer, with particular focus on increased incidence among women of color. The study must review existing research findings, consider impacts across all racial and ethnic backgrounds, and disaggregate results by hair straightener type (including those with dyes, bleach, highlights, or perms). The study must also determine whether the FDA should impose additional testing requirements on hair straightening product manufacturers. The Secretary must submit a methodology description to Congress within 45 days, commence the study within 180 days of enactment, and submit a final report within two years.
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- Jul 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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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
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. <all>
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