H.R. 8939 · 119th Congress
Closing the HPV Testing Gap Act
Introduced on May 20, 2026 by LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10). 20 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 20, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- May 20, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 20
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Health
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the development of a standardized, noninvasive test for HPV in men, and for other purposes.
Summary
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Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 20
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2original
- Robert MenendezD-NJ-8original
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33original
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3signed on May 21, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2signed on May 21, 2026
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4signed on May 21, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCsigned on May 21, 2026
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7signed on May 21, 2026
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12signed on May 21, 2026
- Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5signed on May 21, 2026
- Janelle S. BynumD-OR-5signed on Jun 2, 2026
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26signed on Jun 2, 2026
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12signed on Jun 2, 2026
- Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14signed on Jun 11, 2026
- Wesley BellD-MO-1signed on Jun 23, 2026
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2signed on Jun 23, 2026
- Al GreenD-TX-9signed on Jun 25, 2026
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9signed on Jun 29, 2026
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7signed on Jun 29, 2026
- Maxine WatersD-CA-43signed on Jul 9, 2026
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History
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- May 20, 2026Introduced in House
- May 20, 2026Introduced in House
- May 20, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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