US Congress House Bill 2135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate funding limitations for the territories of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa with respect to payments for medical assistance for certain individuals eligible for it only on the basis of being breast or cervical cancer patients; and (2) apply to such assistance a federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the highest state.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011

Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2135/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2135/BILLS-112hr2135ih.pdf