2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1262: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives
9/17/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
9/17/2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 126
Democrat: 171
Primary Sponsor
Michael McCaul
Republican
Co-Sponsors (296)
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Kathy Castor
Democrat
Mike Kelly
Republican
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Randy Weber
Republican
Robert Wittman
Republican
Rick Allen
Republican
Ryan Zinke
Republican
Gabe Evans
Republican
Clay Higgins
Republican
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
Carol Miller
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Pete Sessions
Republican
Michael Rulli
Republican
Kevin Mullin
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Morgan McGarvey
Democrat
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican
Joe Wilson
Republican
Darin LaHood
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
John Larson
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Josh Harder
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Brad Finstad
Republican
Bill Huizenga
Republican
Mary Miller
Republican
Rudolph Yakym III
Republican
Jim Costa
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Robert Garcia
Democrat
Donald Davis
Democrat
Sam Graves
Republican
Doug LaMalfa
Republican
Mike Carey
Republican
Young Kim
Republican
Michael Lawler
Republican
Glenn Grothman
Republican
Dina Titus
Democrat
Andrea Salinas
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat
Burgess Owens
Republican
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
John Joyce
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Don Bacon
Republican
Julia Letlow
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Mark Takano
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
John McGuire
Republican
Tracey Mann
Republican
Jennifer Kiggans
Republican
Teresa Fernandez
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Kevin Kiley
Republican
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Michael Turner
Republican
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Austin Scott
Republican
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Erin Houchin
Republican
Sarah McBride
Democrat
Greg Landsman
Democrat
Mark Alford
Republican
Ken Calvert
Republican
George Latimer
Democrat
James Moylan
Republican
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Tom Cole
Republican
Sharice Davids
Democrat
Adrian Smith
Republican
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Greg Steube
Republican
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Jennifer McClellan
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Donald Norcross
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Seth Magaziner
Democrat
David Valadao
Republican
Scott Franklin
Republican
Dan Meuser
Republican
Max Miller
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Glenn Thompson
Republican
Jefferson Shreve
Republican
Chuck Edwards
Republican
John Moolenaar
Republican
Laura Gillen
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Roger Williams
Republican
Patrick Fallon
Republican
Bruce Westerman
Republican
Dan Newhouse
Republican
Abraham Hamadeh
Republican
Michael Baumgartner
Republican
Henry Cuellar
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
Elise Stefanik
Republican
Christopher Smith
Republican
Grace Meng
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Eugene Vindman
Democrat
Janelle Bynum
Democrat
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat
David Taylor
Republican
Lloyd Smucker
Republican
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Angela Craig
Democrat
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Maria Salazar
Republican
Derrick Van Orden
Republican
Shontel Brown
Democrat
Raul Ruiz
Democrat
Ashley Hinson
Republican
John Garamendi
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
Cory Mills
Republican
Tim Moore
Republican
Anna Luna
Republican
Derek Tran
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Valerie Foushee
Democrat
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Christopher Deluzio
Democrat
Tony Wied
Republican
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
Summer Lee
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Zachary Nunn
Republican
Shomari Figures
Democrat
Suhas Subramanyam
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Josh Riley
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Stephanie Bice
Republican
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
Cleo Fields
Democrat
Maxwell Frost
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Hillary Scholten
Democrat
Ronny Jackson
Republican
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat
Yassamin Ansari
Democrat
Amata Radewagen
Republican
Derek Schmidt
Republican
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Bryan Steil
Republican
Nathaniel Moran
Republican
James McGovern
Democrat
Luis Correa
Democrat
Daniel Webster
Republican
Robert Bresnahan
Republican
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Tim Burchett
Republican
Nikki Budzinski
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Julie Johnson
Democrat
Herbert Conaway Jr.
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Cliff Bentz
Republican
Gabe Vasquez
Democrat
Mike Flood
Republican
August Pfluger
Republican
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Democrat
Barry Loudermilk
Republican
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Tim Walberg
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
Troy Carter
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Emilia Sykes
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
Eric Sorensen
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
April McClain-Delaney
Democrat
Maxine Waters
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
Nick LaLota
Republican
Robert Aderholt
Republican
John Rutherford
Republican
Mike Kennedy
Republican
Mike Bost
Republican
Mark Amodei
Republican
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Nellie Pou
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Sarah Elfreth
Democrat
Maggie Goodlander
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Kimberlyn King-Hinds
Republican
Vern Buchanan
Republican
Laurel Lee
Republican
Craig Goldman
Republican
Jasmine Crockett
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Jay Obernolte
Republican
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
John Mannion
Democrat
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
David Kustoff
Republican
Michael Cloud
Republican
Robert Menendez
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Mike Ezell
Republican
Pat Harrigan
Republican
Jeff Crank
Republican
Gil Cisneros
Democrat
Mike Haridopolos
Republican
Dave Min
Democrat
Pablo Jose Hernandez
Democrat
William Timmons
Republican
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Thomas Kean
Republican
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Johnny Olszewski
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Emily Randall
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Luz Rivas
Democrat
Kristen McDonald Rivet
Democrat
Laura Friedman
Democrat
Lance Gooden
Republican
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Gabe Amo
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Jeff Hurd
Republican
Blake Moore
Republican
Richard McCormick
Republican
Steve Womack
Republican
Jack Bergman
Republican
Wesley Bell
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Suzanne Lee
Democrat
George Whitesides
Democrat