Raise awareness of research that includes pregnant and lactating women.

Kathy Castor · Florida · Democratic

policy impact 2.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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It would modernize FDA regulations, raise awareness of research that includes pregnant and lactating women, and encourage high-quality priority research projects to be conducted at the NIH

Castor reintroduced legislation that includes an awareness push for research involving pregnant and lactating women.

Castor, Fitzpatrick, Underwood Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote the Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Women in Clinical Research | U.S. Representative Kathy Castor
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Evidence

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Rep. Kathy Castor introduced H.R. 8651 on May 4, 2026. Section 3 would require HHS to establish an education campaign on including pregnant and lactating women in clinical research, available trials and registries, and enrollment. The bill was introduced and referred to Energy and Commerce, not enacted in the record reviewed.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Castor took concrete legislative action matching the promise, but the public awareness campaign remains only proposed because the bill is still at the introduced/referred stage.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R. 8651 (IH) - Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Castor's office announced she reintroduced H.R. 8651, saying it would modernize FDA regulations, raise awareness of research that includes pregnant and lactating women, and encourage NIH priority research projects.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official statement publicly promoted the issue and described the awareness provision, adding evidence of effort but not final policy delivery.

partial unknown A for effort

Castor, Fitzpatrick, Underwood Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote the Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Women in Clinical Research | U.S. Representative Kathy Castor
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Castor materially advanced the issue by introducing H.R. 8651 in the 119th Congress, including a provision for an HHS education campaign on including pregnant and lactating women in clinical research. However, the bill remains introduced/referred to committee and the promised awareness campaign or comparable federal policy outcome has not been enacted or implemented. This is a serious legislative attempt without delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%