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National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003

Introduced: April 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Jul 18, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003 - Directs the President to convene a White House Conference on Pain Care, which shall identify barriers to appropriate pain care.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) a National Center for Pain and Palliative Care Research.

Requires the Director of NIH to carry out a program to develop and advance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of pain and palliative care. Permits the Secretary to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to public and private entities to further the education and training of health care professionals in pain and palliative care.

Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a national campaign to provide information to the public on responsible pain management, related symptom management, and palliative care.

Amends Federal law to direct the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation, and Health and Human Services to develop and implement a pain care palliative initiative in all health care facilities of the uniformed services.

Amends Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare) to require Medicare+Choice plans to meet certain pain care standards. Requires TRICARE (a Department of Defense managed health care program) to meet such pain care standards.

Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a pain care initiative in all health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now July 18, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 9, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 20, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 25, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 28, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 20, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 2, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 2, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 15, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1863: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1863/
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"H.R. 1863: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1863/.
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