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US Congress · H.R. 1262 · Passed the House

Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-02-12
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act Read the full text

Health

What it does

Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 This bill expands the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) authority with respect to research on rare pediatric diseases, including by permitting the FDA to take enforcement action against drug sponsors that fail to satisfy pediatric study requirements and by reauthorizing programs that support pediatric research. Specifically, the bill modifies requirements relating to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations to permit research on new drugs in combination with active ingredients that have already been approved, provided certain conditions are met;
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-12

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-12-01
Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
314
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)via BAYER CORPORATION (CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
8 filings
NOVARTISvia NOVARTIS
8 filings
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATIONvia AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
6 filings
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION (BIO)via ROBERTI GLOBAL (FKA ROBERTI WHITE, LLC)
6 filings
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC.via BRIDGEBIO PHARMA, INC.
6 filings
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEYvia HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY
6 filings
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.via IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
6 filings
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICAvia PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
6 filings
From 222 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. (2025-12-02).