Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026 aims to address the unmet needs of cancer survivors throughout their entire continuum of care. It seeks to improve survivorship, treatment transitions, and long-term health outcomes by establishing a minimum standard of care. The bill includes provisions for cancer care planning, the creation of an alternative payment model, and an employment assistance program. It also expands Medicaid coverage for healthcare transitions and fertility services. Additionally, it establishes the Office of Cancer Survivorship within the National Cancer Institute.
Yes· 3 of 15
- Scored +7
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill establishes a minimum standard of care for survivorship and expands coverage for transition and fertility services.
- Scored +6
Would children be better off under this?
The bill expands Medicaid coverage specifically for the healthcare transitions of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill expands Medicaid and CHIP coverage for essential survivorship services.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Care Planning: The bill allows for the development of personalized treatment plans by medical professionals to include follow-up care guidelines (Section 4).
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Employment Support: Through a grant program, cancer survivors and their families can receive assistance with childcare, transportation, nutrition, and financial help during medical leave (Section 7).
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Career Assistance: Survivors facing changes in their work status can access career and training services, including upskilling and reskilling (Section 7).
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Enhanced Quality of Life: A comprehensive survivorship program will award grants to entities to help survivors engage in physical activity, access mental health services, and receive nutrition counseling (Section 8).
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Medicaid Coverage for Transitions: Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer will receive coverage for healthcare transitions from active oncological care to primary care (Section 10).
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Fertility Services: Medicaid and CHIP will cover fertility treatment and preservation services for individuals diagnosed with cancer (Section 11).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Privacy Concerns: The creation of personalized survivorship care plans and the use of mobile application programs require an evaluation of privacy and security implications (Section 5).
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Limited Coverage for Certain Areas: For the Medicaid coverage of cancer fertility services, the requirements are stated to be optional for States other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia (Section 11).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill expands Medicaid coverage specifically for the healthcare transitions of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill expands Medicaid and CHIP coverage for essential survivorship services. Would women be better off under this? — The bill expands coverage for cancer fertility services and preservation. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill provides assistance for cancer survivors applying for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill addresses the need for better access to services for survivors living in rural areas. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The bill aims to overcome barriers to care for communities of color through specialized grant requirements.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill establishes a minimum standard of care for survivorship and expands coverage for transition and fertility services. Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill includes grants for services to help survivors mitigate anxiety and depression. Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes? — The bill expands Medicaid coverage to include healthcare transitions for childhood cancer survivors and cancer fertility services. Does this strengthen the Affordable Care Act? — The bill provides assistance for maintaining health insurance premiums for cancer survivors.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make child care cost less? — The cancer survivor employment assistance program includes provisions for childcare assistance. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill provides financial assistance and supportive services to help cancer survivors and their families avoid hardship.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill establishes an Office of Cancer Survivorship to manage a portfolio of research grants focused on survivorship topics.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill funds career and training services for cancer survivors to assist with reentry into the workforce.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the publication of information resources and a survivorship progress report.
- 7/21/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland