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HR 5405 118th Congress House Health Cancer Child health Medical research Research administration and funding

Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023

Introduced: September 12, 2023 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now September 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Harder, Josh
California · Apr 2, 2024
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2023
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Sep 12, 2023
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5405: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5405/
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"H.R. 5405: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5405/.
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