HR 8768
117th Congress
House
Health
Fighting Cancer in Children Act
Introduced: September 2, 2022
Introduced by:
Norman, Ralph
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 2, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 2, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fighting Cancer in Children Act
This bill makes funding available for research and related activities concerning pediatric cancer that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funds previously made available to the NIH Office of the Director.
Specifically, the bill transfers unobligated funding from the NIH Office of the Director and merges it with other NIH funding for biorepositories of pediatric cancer specimens and research on pediatric cancer survivorship. The bill also rescinds additional funding that was provided to the NIH Office of the Director.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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