# 119-hr-5355: Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening Act

119-hr-5355, Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5355
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Early detection of pediatric liver disease** by expanding public education and evaluating newborn screening. The bill would direct HHS to create plain-language outreach and require a Government Accountability Office study of screening, treatment initiatives, and transplant outcomes. - Families: Parents and caregivers would receive clear materials on early signs of pediatric liver disease and information about the option and safety of living liver donation. - State newborn-screening programs: GAO would study the cost-effectiveness of adding direct-bilirubin to newborn panels for biliary atresia and other cholestatic diseases to inform state screening decisions. - Transplant patients and equity advocates: GAO would review federally funded efforts to improve early detection and treatment and report trends in pediatric liver-transplant wait-list mortality by geography, race, insurance, diagnosis, and illness severity. The GAO report on that study would be due within one year of enactment. - Program delivery and oversight: HHS would develop materials through the Health Resources and Services Administration with CDC input and could share them via existing cancer-control and organ-donation campaigns. GAO would also report on the education program’s results within three years of program start. No additional funds are authorized for the public-education program.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Liver disease and donation info for families: benefit, low. HHS, through HRSA and with CDC, would create easy-to-read materials on early signs of liver disease in children. It would also explain the option and safety of living liver donation. CDC and other HHS campaigns could help share the materials. No new money would be authorized for this program. GAO w…

## Related bills

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4582: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to clarify that organ donation surgery qualifies as a serious health conditi…

## Sources
- [119-hr-5355 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5355)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
- [119-hr-4582: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Co…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4582)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5355 (as of 2026-10-24).