U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10763: Know Your Risk Act
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on breast cancer risk assessment tools, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on breast cancer risk assessment tools, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 6, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on breast cancer risk assessment tools, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Risk Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2026, approximately 382,640 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. (2) Early detection of breast cancer is associated with improved survival rates, including a 5-year relative survival rate of approximately 99 percent for cancers detected at a localized stage. (3) In the United States alone, women have a 1-in-8 lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. (4) Approximately 85 percent of individuals diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease. (5) The risk that an individual will develop breast cancer is influenced by factors including age, race, ethnicity, genetic mutations, reproductive history, breast density, family history, and exposures to certain drugs. (6) Most risk factors for breast cancer do not directly cause cancer but do increase the chance of DNA damage in cells that may lead to breast cancer. (7) Breast cancer risk assessment tools support health care providers in estimating the risk that a woman will develop breast cancer and informing appropriate screening, detection, treatment, and prevention strategies. (8) …
Sponsors
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10763?
- HB10763 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Know Your Risk Act.
- What does HB10763 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on breast cancer risk assessment tools, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10763?
- In committee as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10763?
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005).
- Where is the official record for HB10763?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10763
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