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H.R. 2540 (114th)

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

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Introduced

21 May 2015

Last action

22 May 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 21 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 May 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 May 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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