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HR 6342 117th Congress House Health

KO Cancer Act

Introduced: December 23, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Dec 23, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Knock Out Cancer Act or the KO Cancer Act

This bill provides additional funding through FY2027 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for cancer research. The amount of additional funding each fiscal year is equal to 25% of the total amount allocated to the NIH for cancer research in FY2021.

What's happening now December 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 15, 2022
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6342: KO Cancer Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6342/
MLA
"H.R. 6342: KO Cancer Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6342/.
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H.R. 6342, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6342/.
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[H.R. 6342: KO Cancer Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6342/)
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