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House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-291

Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019

H.R. 1966Introduced Mar 28, 2019Policy area: Health

Became law on Jan 5, 2021.

Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-291.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1966.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1966, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

78 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 69 Democrats

9 of 78 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Karen Bass (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-7 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.