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HR 967 107th Congress House

Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2001

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

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.

Introduced: March 8, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health CancerCancer researchCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesClinical trials
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 8, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to provide coverage for qualified individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials if a group health plan or an issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan or in the individual market otherwise provides coverage to such an individual.

Directs the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), of Labor, and of the Treasury to: (1) analyze cancer clinical research and its cost implications for managed care; and (2) report to Congress an assessment of any incremental cost to group health plans resulting from this Act and any recommendations regarding action on other diseases.

Requires the Secretaries of Labor, of the Treasury, and of HHS to ensure coordinated administration of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 10, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 967: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-967/
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"H.R. 967: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-967/.
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H.R. 967, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-967/.
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