HR 2540 · 114th Congress · Health

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-05-21· Sponsored by Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-05-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery about the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options, with a focus on informing patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]WV
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]IL
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]NC
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]FL
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]NC
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]OH