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H.R. 5937: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012

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H.R. 5937: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012

Plain summary

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction is possible at the time of breast cancer surgery or in a delayed fashion; (2) prostheses or breast forms may be available; (3) federal law mandates that both public and private health plans include coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses; (4) the patient has a right to choose the provider of reconstructive care, including the potential transfer of care to a surgeon that provides breast reconstructive care; and (5) the patient may opt to undergo breast reconstruction in a delayed fashion for personal reasons or after completion of all other breast cancer treatments. Prohibits such campaign from specifying, or being designed to serve as a tool to limit, the health care providers available to patients.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Andy Harris (R-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5937 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112