Introduced
July 29, 2025
Mr. King (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the important work of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
- (1) to ensure access for the people of the United States to life-saving, evidence-based preventive care and services, the operations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (referred to in this resolution as the “Task Force”), including working with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Evidence-based Practice Centers, and related stakeholders, should not be subject to any interruption, delay, or funding disruption;
- (2) the members of the Task Force currently comprised of experts in primary care and preventive medicine serving staggered 4-year terms have been charged by Congress to make evidence-based recommendations about preventive health services, and do so transparently using the best available scientific evidence;
- (3) the members of the Task Force should continue to serve their 4-year terms to completion;
- (4) the work of the Task Force must continue to be grounded in transparent, evidence-based review that is based on vetted, proven, and scientifically demonstrated studies; and
- (5) the Department of Health and Human Services, as required by ( 42 U.S.C. 299b–4), must reconvene the Task Force and move the work of the Task Force forward without delay.