House Approves Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Federal Cancer Screening Programs

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed H.R. 4541, the EARLY Act Reauthorization, with strong bipartisan support. This bill extends funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's breast and cervical cancer screening initiatives through 2030 and 2031. It also grants states greater flexibility in deploying federal grant dollars and mandates a Government Accountability Office evaluation of the programs' effectiveness.