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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, working with the FDA and NIH, to carry out a federal study on whether chemical hair straightening products are linked to uterine cancer, with special attention to disparities affecting women of color. The Secretary must describe study methods, begin the study within a specified timeframe, and deliver a final report to two congressional committees within two years.
The study must examine exposure pathways, product ingredients and formulations, usage patterns, and racial/ethnic disparities in incidence, and include a plan for study design and methods in an initial description submitted promptly.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced July 15, 2025 by Lisa Blunt Rochester · Last progress July 15, 2025