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HR 4429 116th Congress House

Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019

Official title: To ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research.

Introduced: September 20, 2019 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Health CancerChild healthMedical researchResearch administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019

This bill requires the share of federal funds for cancer research that is allocated to pediatric cancer research to equal the percentage of the U.S. population that is under the age of 18.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 7 Republican 6
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 11, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Feb 13, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 28, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Dec 9, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Dec 5, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Dec 3, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 3, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 28, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 18, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Oct 18, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 8, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Sep 25, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 20, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 20, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4429: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4429/
MLA
"H.R. 4429: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4429/.
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H.R. 4429, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4429/.
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