S 1037 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

Introduced May 9, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Olympia J. Snowe R-ME

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 9, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2003 to Nov 5, 2003; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-SCErnest F. HollingsOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-RILincoln ChafeeOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalMay 9, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-IATom HarkinOriginalMay 9, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinMay 20, 2003
R-KSSam BrownbackMay 20, 2003
D-INEvan BayhMay 22, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonJun 23, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsJun 23, 2003
D-FLBill NelsonJul 23, 2003
R-VTJames M. JeffordsJul 25, 2003
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOct 15, 2003
R-MOJim TalentOct 16, 2003
D-CTChristopher J. DoddNov 5, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred May 9, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. May 9, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6000-6001)
  3. May 9, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6000, S6001John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, Olympia J. Snowe R-MEMay 9, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1288Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003Identical billMar 24, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of all oral anticancer drugs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2003Introduced in Senate

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