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HR 1868 108th Congress House

Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2003 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health CancerClinicsCommunication in medicineCommunity health services
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Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilitiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth counselingHealth educationHomelessLanguage and languagesMedical screeningMedical testsMinoritiesMinority healthSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying health centers for programs providing cancer information, education, screening, counseling, and treatment. Targets service populations with significant numbers of low-income minority individuals who are at-risk for cancer, requiring programs to provide outreach and culturally sensitive services (including same language) to such populations. Requires the Secretary to designate the type(s) of cancer covered by a grant.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 29, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1868: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1868/
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"H.R. 1868: Cancer Testing, Education, Screening, and Treatment Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1868/.
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