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S 1192 114th Congress Senate

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

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

Official title: A bill 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: October 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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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Became law
May 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 5, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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
  • HR 2540 Identical bill Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2015
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 5, 2015
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 5, 2015
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1192: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1192/
MLA
"S. 1192: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1192/.
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S. 1192, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1192/.
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[S. 1192: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1192/)
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