# 117-hr-6342: KO Cancer Act

117-hr-6342, KO Cancer Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6342
- Congress: 117
- Title: KO Cancer Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2021-12-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Knock Out Cancer Act or the KO Cancer Act This bill provides additional funding through FY2027 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for cancer research. The amount of additional funding each fiscal year is equal to 25% of the total amount allocated to the NIH for cancer research in FY2021.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6342 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6342)

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- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6342 (as of 2025-11-18).