Health Care

WASHINGTON – Today, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) – co-chair and founder of the Childhood Cancer Caucus – spoke on the House floor in support of the passage of his bill, the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act. The legislation combines two critical initiatives — the original Give Kids A Chance Act and the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act — to spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research.

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution recognizing May 2025 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), — founder and co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus — reintroduced the Give Kids a Chance Act, a landmark bill to accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to life-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), co-chair of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus, and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Health Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce, re-introduced the Give Kids A Chance Act, a bill to provide children access to cutting-edge trials and therapies for cancer.

WASHINGTON – Today, on International Childhood Cancer Day, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), co-founder of the Childhood Cancer Caucus, released the following statement.