Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Aug 5 – Oct 6, 2026

Cancer Awareness

22Members · 13 D · 9 R
23Actions · 16 D · 7 R
16States & territories · AL · NY · IA · MI lead
$5MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofJul 9Wk ofJul 16Wk ofJul 23Wk ofJul 302Wk ofAug 61Wk ofAug 133Wk ofAug 201Wk ofAug 273Wk ofSep 3Wk ofSep 103Wk ofSep 172Wk ofSep 243Wk ofOct 15Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 4
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 17

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 16 · Republicans 7

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 1Praised0
  • 3Announced funding1
  • 11Filed or pushed bills6

By state

  • AL3
  • NY2
  • IA2
  • MI2
  • CA2
  • NJ2
  • TN2
  • GA2

+8 more with fewer actions

Every action

23 actions · 26 releases
  1. Oct 6, 2026
    • Bill

      DGillibrand NY

      Reintroduced bill to expand breast and gynecological cancer screenings at safety net providers.

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    • Bill

      RLetlow LA

      Introduced Know Your Risk Act to strengthen breast cancer risk assessment services for women.

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  2. Oct 2, 2026
    • Bill

      DGallego AZ

      Reintroduced bill to expand women's preventive cancer screenings at safety-net health care providers.

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  3. Oct 1, 2026
    • Bill

      RGrassley IA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to improve cancer screening accessibility and transparency.

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    • Bill

      DMurray WA

      Reintroduced bill to increase access to cancer screenings at safety net health care providers.

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  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 25, 2026
    • Bill

      RKim CA

      Introduced resolution recognizing September as National Children's Emotional Wellness Month.

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  6. Sep 23, 2026
    • Funding

      DDeluzio PA $307K

      Announced $306,756 federal grant to KaliVir Immunotherapeutics for cancer treatment research.

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  7. Sep 22, 2026
  8. Sep 16, 2026
    • Bill

      DMatsui CA

      Advanced bipartisan bill to improve early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

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  9. Sep 14, 2026
    • Funding

      DCohen TN $885K

      Announced $884,991 in NIH grants to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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    • Bill

      RMcCaul TX

      Introduced bill to accelerate pediatric cancer research using artificial intelligence.

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  10. Sep 1, 2026
    • Funding

      DCohen TN $1.4M

      Announced $1.4 million in National Cancer Institute grants to University of Tennessee.

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  11. Aug 27, 2026
  12. Aug 20, 2026
    • Bill

      DOssoff GA

      Cosponsored bipartisan bill to support lung cancer prevention research and screening strategies.

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  13. Aug 18, 2026
    • Bill

      RHinson IA $24M

      Introduced bill directing tobacco import duties to cancer research, prioritizing pediatric and rare cancers.

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  14. Aug 17, 2026
    • Bill

      RBritt AL

      Introduced bipartisan bill to expand early colorectal cancer detection in younger Americans.

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  15. Aug 14, 2026
  16. Aug 11, 2026
    • Bill

      DOssoff GA

      Introduced bipartisan bill to expand early detection of colorectal cancer through state funding and public awareness.

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  17. Aug 5, 2026
    • Bill

      DBooker NJ $700M

      Introduced legislation authorizing $700 million to help firefighters prevent occupational cancer.

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    • Letter

      DGillibrand NY

      Pressed FDA on actions to address shortage of critical cancer medications.

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