Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
This bill specifies that individuals with metastatic breast cancer are not subject to certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage.
Cosponsors 96
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2018 to Dec 21, 2018; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 21, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jun 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 16, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Dec 21, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 99, June 14, 2018, pages H5201, H5200.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2178 | Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
