New federal program helps fight blood cancer in high-risk areas
H.R. 10858 — CARE for Blood Cancer Act of 2026 · Filed by Nanette Barragán (D-CA) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a National Blood Cancer Program. It sits in the Department of Health and Human Services. The program gives money to state and local health groups to teach people about blood cancer. It gives money to schools and research centers to study blood cancer. The program must tell Congress every year what it has done.
Who it affects
State and local health groups get money to run programs. Schools and research centers get money to study blood cancer. People in high-risk areas get better access to teaching and research.
One thing to notice
The program must report to Congress every year. These reports will show which areas got help and what happened.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 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
- National Blood Cancer Program — A new federal program that fights blood cancer across the country.
- high-risk areas — Places where more people get blood cancer or face greater health danger.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,932 characters) on Oct 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,417 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 2026-10-24.
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