Pediatric cancer research, core curriculum bills head to House floor

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 973

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Iowa House Higher Education Committee approved legislation Wednesday to fund pediatric cancer research, codify core curriculum requirements, freeze first-year tuition and more.

After hearing from families of children diagnosed with different kinds of cancers during a subcommittee meeting, the committee unanimously passed House File 2057 to provide annual pediatric cancer research funding to the University of Iowa.

Funding would total an amount equal to $1 per Iowa resident, the bill stated, with …

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