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HR 2540 114th Congress House

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.

Introduced: May 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery about the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options, with a focus on informing patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1192 Identical bill Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 15 Republican 3
Poliquin, Bruce
· Apr 12, 2016
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 23, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 9, 2016
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 9, 2016
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 11, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 16, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Nov 16, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 16, 2015
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 20, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 27, 2015
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Jul 20, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 20, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 3, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 2, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 21, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 21, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 21, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2540: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2540/
MLA
"H.R. 2540: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2540/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2540, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2540/.
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[H.R. 2540: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2540/)
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