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HR 1809 107th Congress House

Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and indivi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of cancer screening.

Introduced: May 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careAdministrative procedureBreast cancerCancer
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Cervical cancerCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCoinsuranceColon cancerCommerceConsumer educationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of LaborDepartment of the TreasuryDiscrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGynecology
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1878)
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 22, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
May 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 10, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 17, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1878)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders. Sets forth provisions requiring the disclosure of benefits and health care provider information to patients under such plan or coverage.

Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers..

Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the requirements of this Act to coverage offered in the individual market.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on his own initiative or upon petition by an individual or organization, to modify coverage requirements provided under this Act to allow such requirements to incorporate new scientific and technological advances regarding cancer screening.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 868 Companion bill Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 9, 2002
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 9, 2002
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 1, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 23, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 15, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 10, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 10, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 10, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1809: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1809/
MLA
"H.R. 1809: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1809/.
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H.R. 1809, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1809/.
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[H.R. 1809: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2001](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1809/)
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