Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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33 cosponsors · 21 D, 11 R, 1 I

23 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend Medicare coverage to all oral drugs prescribed for use as an anticancer agent for a medically accepted indication.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 9, 2003

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Access to Cancer Therapies Act of 2003

Latest action (May 9, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 9, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.