Candis King Hope for Sickle Cell Families Act

This bill directs the federal Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to run a Sickle Cell Data Collection program. The program would give grants to states to collect data on how many people have sickle cell disease, who they are, and how they use health care, and to work with the CDC and other grantees to standardize tracking methods. The bill authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. It also requires the department to reinstate employees of the CDC's Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics who were removed on or after January 1, 2025, through actions that removed 3 percent or more of the division's staff within 60 days.

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Sponsors

• Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors