Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), chairman of the House science committee's oversight panel, says Congress should seriously consider calls by federal small business advocates to eliminate the National Toxicology Program's (NTP) biennial Report on Carcinogens (RoC) if the process for listing substances as carcinogenic is not adequately reformed. During an April 25 hearing, Broun cited a Nov. 22 letter from the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy (SBA) to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, whose department oversees NTP, calling for the administration to consider el
December 29, 2025