# 119-hr-9169: PKD Cures Act

119-hr-9169, PKD Cures Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9169
- Congress: 119
- Title: PKD Cures Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-17

## Summary

**Expand and accelerate NIH research on polycystic kidney disease**. The bill would push the National Institutes of Health to grow basic, translational, and clinical PKD research and to develop a public roadmap that integrates tools like artificial intelligence and precision medicine.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More research for polycystic kidney disease: benefit, low. If enacted, the NIH Director would expand research on polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The expansion would fund basic studies of genes and molecules. It would also support translational work on biomarkers and drug targets, and clinical trials testing treatments. The Director would set up a working…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9169 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9169)

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- [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)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9169 (as of 2026-07-17).