# 117-hr-8768: Fighting Cancer in Children Act

117-hr-8768, Fighting Cancer in Children Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8768
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fighting Cancer in Children Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2022-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fighting Cancer in Children Act This bill makes funding available for research and related activities concerning pediatric cancer that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from funds previously made available to the NIH Office of the Director. Specifically, the bill transfers unobligated funding from the NIH Office of the Director and merges it with other NIH funding for biorepositories of pediatric cancer specimens and research on pediatric cancer survivorship. The bill also rescinds additional funding that was provided to the NIH Office of the Director.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8768)

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- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [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)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8768 (as of 2025-11-18).