Today marks a huge step for improving the lives of everyone affected by lung cancer. S. 1157, the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act, advances with a favorable vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, building on the progress of its companion bill in the House, H.R. 2316, which passed last spring. This marks a critical step toward improving outcomes for women and families affected by lung cancer. We thank Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and bill sponsors Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with House sponsors Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), for their strong bipartisan leadership in advancing this critical legislation. 

With the bill now reported out of the committee of jurisdiction, Congress must act swiftly by bringing it to a vote in both chambers and passing it into law this year. Join us—urge your members of Congress to vote now to pass the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025. 

For more information, please contact GO2 for Lung Cancer’s Senior Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Elridge Proctor, MPA (eproctor@go2.org).