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S 1037 108th Congress Senate

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of all oral anticancer drugs.

Introduced: May 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health CancerChemotherapyDrug therapyMedicareSocial Welfare
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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.
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May 9, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 9, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6000-6001)
May 9, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1288 Identical bill Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 20, 2003
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 9, 2003
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 9, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 9, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1037: Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1037/
MLA
"S. 1037: Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1037/.
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S. 1037, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1037/.
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