[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6054 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6054

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2025

 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of 
  Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Gottheimer) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL CANCER RESEARCH FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE USED 
              FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026 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.
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