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Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1796| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2025
John James

John James

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill reauthorizes and significantly enhances a federal demonstration program focused on sickle cell disease under the Public Health Service Act. It increases the program's annual funding to $8,205,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, a substantial rise from previous allocations. The legislation expands the program's scope to explicitly include the prevention and treatment of complications associated with sickle cell disease, alongside its general treatment. Additionally, it provides greater flexibility by allowing the Secretary to utilize grants and cooperative agreements, not just contracts, for program implementation. A Sense of Congress is also included, underscoring the importance of continued research to expand understanding of the causes and to find cures for heritable blood disorders, such as sickle cell disease.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3884
Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023
Feb 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-735
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3884
    Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023


  • February 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-735
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • S 119-735: Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025
  • HR 119-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 119-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
Blood and blood diseasesGeneticsHealth promotion and preventive careHereditary and development disordersMedical researchResearch administration and funding

Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1796| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2025
This bill reauthorizes and significantly enhances a federal demonstration program focused on sickle cell disease under the Public Health Service Act. It increases the program's annual funding to $8,205,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, a substantial rise from previous allocations. The legislation expands the program's scope to explicitly include the prevention and treatment of complications associated with sickle cell disease, alongside its general treatment. Additionally, it provides greater flexibility by allowing the Secretary to utilize grants and cooperative agreements, not just contracts, for program implementation. A Sense of Congress is also included, underscoring the importance of continued research to expand understanding of the causes and to find cures for heritable blood disorders, such as sickle cell disease.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-3884
Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023
Feb 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-735
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-3884
    Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2023


  • February 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-735
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
John James

John James

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • S 119-735: Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025
  • HR 119-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 119-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blood and blood diseasesGeneticsHealth promotion and preventive careHereditary and development disordersMedical researchResearch administration and funding