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HR 1886 108th Congress House

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer.

Introduced: April 30, 2003 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerCommerceConsumer educationEmployee health benefits
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Federal preemptionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceHospital careLabor and EmploymentMastectomyRebatesStandardsState lawsSurgeryWomenWomen's health
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May 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 30, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, with regard to hospital stays in connection with breast cancer treatment, from: (1) covering less than 48 hours after mastectomies or less than 24 hours after lymph node dissections; or (2) requiring plan or issuer authorization for prescribing any length of stay. Prohibits: (1) denying eligibility, enrollment, or renewal to avoid these requirements; (2) providing payments or rebates to women; or (3) penalizing or providing incentives to providers. Applies the same requirements to issuers in the individual market.
 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 27 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 16, 2004
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Oct 7, 2004
Bell, Chris
· Mar 18, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 20, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 8, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 2, 2003
DOOLEY, CAL
· Oct 2, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· Oct 2, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Oct 2, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Oct 2, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 2, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Sep 9, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 26, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 23, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 17, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 3, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· May 6, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 30, 2003
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 30, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 30, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 30, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 30, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2003
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 30, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2003
TAYLOR, GENE
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 30, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 30, 2003
Vitter, David
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 30, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1886: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1886/
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"H.R. 1886: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1886/.
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H.R. 1886, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1886/.
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