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S 1374 116th Congress Senate

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals wi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare CancerDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceHealth care coverage and access
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May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

This bill exempts individuals with metastatic breast cancer from certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2178 Identical bill Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 9, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 21, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 18, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 18, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 16, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 9, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 19, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 19, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 7, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 29, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 10, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 10, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 10, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 15, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 15, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1374: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1374/
MLA
"S. 1374: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1374/.
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S. 1374, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1374/.
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[S. 1374: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1374/)
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