# 119-hr-10405: Kylie’s Voices for Childhood Cancer Act

119-hr-10405, Kylie’s Voices for Childhood Cancer Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10405
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kylie’s Voices for Childhood Cancer Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**This bill would require pediatric cancer expertise in state cancer planning.** It would also create a short‑term federal advisory committee and let Maternal and Child Health block grants support pediatric cancer initiatives.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow MCH funds for pediatric cancer: benefit, medium. This bill would amend the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant to explicitly allow States to use MCH funds for pediatric-specific initiatives in state cancer control programs and to implement the advisory committee's recommendations. The bill would not authorize new federal funding. If ena…
- Federal pediatric cancer advisory committee: benefit, low. This bill would create a temporary pediatric cancer advisory committee at HHS. The Secretary would appoint federal health program representatives and two pediatric stakeholders. The committee would produce best practices, recommend how to use HRSA and Title V funds for pediatric cancer, meet yearly…
- States must include pediatric experts: benefit, low. This bill would require States receiving CDC-linked assistance for comprehensive cancer control plans to assure HHS that their cancer coalitions include at least two pediatric cancer experts. The Secretary (through the CDC Director) would enforce this condition for receiving the assistance. This is…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10405 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10405)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10405 (as of 2026-10-30).