H.R. 6319

Summary

H.R. 6319, the Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 28, 2025 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Nov 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 6319 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6319 IH: Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-28
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6319  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 28, 2025   Mr. Gottheimer  (for himself and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act  .
2.
Lung Cancer Task Force
(a)
Establishment
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a task force, to be known as the Lung Cancer Task Force, within the National Institutes of Health.
(b)
Membership
The members of the task force shall be appointed by the Secretary, and shall include—
(1)
at least one representative of the National Cancer Institute; and
(2)
at least one representative of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(c)
Duties
The task force shall examine—
(1)
disparities in lung cancer research, funding, and patient access to treatments as compared to other diseases, taking into account the number of people affected by lung cancer;
(2)
the level of Federal funding for lung cancer research in relation to the burden caused by the disease; and
(3)
lung cancer screenings in the United States.
(d)
Report to Congress
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing the findings and recommendations of the task force, including recommendations for increasing the level of Federal funding for lung cancer research.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 6319, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 28, 2025

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 28, 2025 · Original

Eric Swalwell

Rep. · D–CA-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 15, 2025

Adelita Grijalva

Rep. · D–AZ-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 3, 2026

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Rep. · D–FL-25 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 16, 2026

Show 5 of 5 rows

PreviousNext

Committees

H.R. 6319 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Nov 28, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6319 has taken 2 actions since Nov 28, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6319 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6319 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act — Display Title
• Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6319 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Health Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Tobacco.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6319 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6319’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6319, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 199 (Friday, November 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 6319.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4908]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com