On March 17, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) Advocate Leaders from across the country will be on Capitol Hill for OCRA’s Spring Advocacy Day—and we need your voice, too. If you can’t join us in person, please take action to reinforce our efforts on the Hill and help us make a big impact.
Advocacy Day Priorities
This Advocacy Day, we’re asking Congress to build on last month’s funding wins with FY2027 investments that would bring an additional $10 million to gynecologic cancer research and education:
• $15 million for Johanna’s Law (also known as The Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• $20 million for Ovarian Cancer Control Initiative (CDC)
• $52.5 million to fund the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
We’re also urging Congress to sign a Dear Colleague letter on OCRP funding, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Grace Meng, and Norma Torres in the House and Sen. Cory Booker in the Senate.
And we’re asking for support of the Gynecologic Cancer STAR Act of 2026 — a comprehensive bill expected to be introduced soon that would reauthorize Johanna’s Law, expand survivorship programs, improve access to genetic testing, and boost research.
If you can’t be with us in person, please add your voice to let Congress know that the gynecologic cancer community is counting on their support.
