US Congress House Bill 8839

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-3)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improve survivorship, treatment, transition to recovery and beyond, quality of life and palliative care, and long-term health outcomes, including by developing a minimum standard of care for cancer survivorship, irrespective of the type of cancer, a survivor's background, or forthcoming survivorship needs, and for other purposes.

Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Sarah Elfreth [D-MD]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Adelita Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. James Walkinshaw [D-VA]	Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Lateefah Simon [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-05-14	House	Introduced in House

SB5052 (Same As) 2026-07-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8839/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr8839/BILLS-119hr8839ih.pdf