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Yvette Clarke (D-NY)

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025

H.R. 4395 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 77 Democratic cosponsors · See all 77 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025 aims to increase research and education regarding uterine fibroids. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and coordinate research programs related to the condition. The bill also calls for the creation or expansion of a research database to track Medicaid and CHIP services for treating fibroids. Additionally, it mandates public education efforts to raise awareness about the prevalence and risks of fibroids, especially among minority populations. Finally, the Act seeks to promote evidence-based care through collaboration with healthcare specialty societies and health systems.

Yes· 3 of 13

  • Scored +8

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill is dedicated to improving the health, research, and education surrounding a major issue for women.

  • Scored +7

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The bill specifically addresses the elevated risk and more severe symptoms of uterine fibroids in Black women.

  • Scored +7

    Does this put more money into medical research?

    The act authorizes significant new funding specifically for research into uterine fibroids.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.