Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body).
Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.
Cosponsors 272
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | May 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 20, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | May 20, 2025 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 20, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-MI | John James | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | May 13, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | May 20, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 23, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Aug 27, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Sep 28, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Nov 9, 2026 |
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 Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 45, March 11, 2025, page H1152.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3442 | Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act | Identical bill | Dec 11, 2025 |
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 Title(s) 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.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
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