Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4429
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-20
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer

Child health

Medical research

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4429 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2019 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Ms. Stefanik , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2019 . 2. Percentage of Federal cancer research funds required To be used for pediatric cancer research (a) In general For fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, the President shall ensure that, of the total amount of Federal funds obligated for cancer research, the percentage obligated for pediatric cancer research is equal to the percentage described in subsection (b). (b) Percentage The percentage described in this subsection is the percentage constituted by the ratio of the number of individuals who are under the age of 18 residing in the United States at the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to which subsection (a) is being applied, to the total number of individuals residing in the United States at such time, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.