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HR 4563 111th Congress House

Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009

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

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

Introduced: February 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Advanced technology and technological innovationsCancerConsumer affairsDisability and health-based discrimination
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Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedical tests and diagnostic methods
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 3, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E118-119)
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
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 Latest action February 24, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders.

Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers.

Requires such plans and issuers to provide certain disclosures to participants and beneficiaries, including regarding covered benefits, cost sharing, and participating providers.

Applies the requirements of this Act to coverage offered in the individual market and under the federal employees health benefits plan.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modify coverage requirements under this Act to incorporate new scientific and technological advances, practice pattern changes, or other updated medical practices regarding cancer screening.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4563: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4563/
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"H.R. 4563: Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4563/.
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H.R. 4563, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4563/.
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