States must add pediatric cancer experts to cancer planning groups.
H.R. 10405 — Kylie’s Voices for Childhood Cancer Act · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
States that get federal cancer money must add two pediatric cancer experts to their cancer coalitions. The bill sets up a federal group to write best practices for childhood cancer. States can use maternal-child health block grant money to carry out these pediatric cancer plans.
Who it affects
Families with children who have cancer benefit from this bill. States that receive federal cancer-control funding must follow the new rule. The bill does not cost taxpayers new money.
One thing to notice
The bill does not give states new money. It tells states to use money they already get to focus on childhood cancer. The federal group stops after two years, so states must continue the work on their own.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pediatric cancer experts — Doctors and specialists who treat cancer in children.
- cancer coalitions — Groups of people who work together to plan cancer care in a state.
- maternal-child health block grant — Federal money states get to pay for health programs for mothers and children.
- best practices — The most effective ways to do something based on what works best.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,968 characters) on Sep 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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