HR 2135
112th Congress
House
Health
American Samoa
Cancer
Guam
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Women's health
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011
Introduced: June 3, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 3, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate funding limitations for the territories of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa with respect to payments for medical assistance for certain individuals eligible for it only on the basis of being breast or cervical cancer patients; and (2) apply to such assistance a federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the highest state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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