# 119-hr-8067: Candis King Hope for Sickle Cell Families Act

119-hr-8067, Candis King Hope for Sickle Cell Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8067
- Congress: 119
- Title: Candis King Hope for Sickle Cell Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a CDC-run Sickle Cell Data Collection program to collect and standardize national data on sickle cell disease.** It would fund state grants to track incidence, prevalence, patient demographics, and health care use to improve surveillance methods and data sharing. - Families and patients: Would expand national data on how many people have sickle cell, who they are, and how they use health care. This aims to make population trends and care patterns clearer. - State health departments and researchers: Would award grants to states and require collaboration to standardize surveillance methods, with funding set at $10 million per year for FY2027 through FY2031. - CDC Division employees: Would require reinstatement of employees of the Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics who were removed on or after January 1, 2025 as part of workforce actions that removed 3 percent or more of the Division. *Would authorize $10 million per year for FY2027 through FY2031, totaling $50 million in authorized federal funding.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rehire CDC Division employees: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would have to reinstate any employee of the CDC Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics who was removed on or after January 1, 2025. This applies when the removal was part of an agency action (including a reduction in force under…
- Grants to collect sickle cell data: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the CDC Director, would carry out a Sickle Cell Data Collection program. The program would award grants to States to collect and maintain data on sickle cell incidence, prevalence, patient demographics, and healthcare use. Grants would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8067 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8067)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8067 (as of 2026-04-21).