House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 12, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5405.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 147, September 12, 2023, Page H4264):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: 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.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 12, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 263 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5405, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5405
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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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
6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 6 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Dwight Evans (D-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
- H.R. 5476 (118th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania…
- H.Con.Res. 85 (118th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively…
- H.R. 2941 (118th) Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act
- H.R. 1395 (118th) Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024
- H.R. 5397 (118th) Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023
- H.R. 7869 (118th) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Retirement Technical Corrections Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.