H.R. 116 (IH) - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1999 - BILLS-106hr116ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
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Congress Number

106th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

January 6, 1999

Action

Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Luther, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Matsui, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. King, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Berry, Mr. Walsh, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pascrell, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bill Number

H.R. 116

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1999

Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer.

Sponsors

Rosa L. DeLauro(CT)

Cosponsors

John D. Dingell (MI); Marge Roukema (NJ); Anna G. Eshoo (CA); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Carrie P. Meek (FL); Loretta Sanchez (CA); Albert Russell Wynn (MD); Frank Mascara (PA); Dale E. Kildee (MI); Dan Burton (IN); Sam Gejdenson (CT); James H. Maloney (CT); Christopher Shays (CT); Gerald D. Kleczka (WI); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Barbara Lee (CA); James P. Moran (VA); Mike McIntyre (NC); Julian C. Dixon (CA); Barney Frank (MA); Bill Delahunt (MA); Brad Sherman (CA); Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (PR); Robert E. Andrews (NJ); Patsy T. Mink (HI); Bob Filner (CA); Jim Turner (TX); Max Sandlin (TX); Constance A. Morella (MD); Ted Strickland (OH); Peter Deutsch (FL); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Chet Edwards (TX); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Calvin M. Dooley (CA); Rick Boucher (VA); William J. Coyne (PA); Sherrod Brown (OH); Ken Bentsen (TX); Allen Boyd (FL); Martin T. Meehan (MA); Jose E. Serrano (NY); Nita M. Lowey (NY); Maurice D. Hinchey (NY); John Cooksey (LA); John Elias Baldacci (ME); Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (AS); David E. Price (NC); Danny K. Davis (IL); Nancy Pelosi (CA); Michael R. McNulty (NY); John F. Tierney (MA); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Edolphus Towns (NY); Thomas M. Barrett (WI); Earl F. Hilliard (AL); Pat Danner (MO); Eva M. Clayton (NC); Stephen Horn (CA); Frank R. Wolf (VA); Bill Luther (MN); Sam Farr (CA); Steny H. Hoyer (MD); Martin Frost (TX); Dennis J. Kucinich (OH); Nick J. Rahall II (WV); Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX); David E. Bonior (MI); Lois Capps (CA); Luis V. Gutierrez (IL); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA); Harold E. Ford Jr. (TN); Karen L. Thurman (FL); Peter A. DeFazio (OR); Bob Etheridge (NC); Richard A. Gephardt (MO); Marcy Kaptur (OH); John J. LaFalce (NY); Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY); Robert T. Matsui (CA); George Miller (CA); Robert A. Brady (PA); Peter T. King (NY); John Lewis (GA); James P. McGovern (MA); Carolyn McCarthy (NY); Marion Berry (AR); James T. Walsh (NY); Karen McCarthy (MO); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Rod R. Blagojevich (IL); Sherwood Boehlert (NY); Cynthia A. McKinney (GA); Jack Quinn (NY); Gary L. Ackerman (NY); John W. Olver (MA); Bart Stupak (MI); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ); Debbie Stabenow (MI)

Committees

Committee on Education and the Workforce (Standing), Committee on Commerce (Standing)

Public and Private Law References

Public Law 104-204

United States Code References

29 U.S.C. 1191 and 1191a
42 U.S.C. 300gg-23 and 300gg-62