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HR 5447 111th Congress House

Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy.

Introduced: September 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health CancerHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicareSurgery and anesthesiaWomen's health
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May 27, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
May 27, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
May 27, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2010

Referred to House Ways and Means

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to custom fabricated breast prostheses after a mastectomy.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3255 Identical bill Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 18, 2010
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 20, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5447: Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5447/
MLA
"H.R. 5447: Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5447/.
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H.R. 5447, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5447/.
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