H.R. 1416: Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
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H.R. 1416: Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
Plain summary
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013 - Declares that, notwithstanding the presidential sequestration order issued on March 1, 2013, the budgetary resources sequestered for payments for drugs and biologicals under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act shall be available for obligation for drugs and biologicals furnished on or after enactment of this Act in the same amount and manner as if such order had not been issued. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make any payments under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) that may be required to reimburse for reductions in payments made under the sequestration order for drugs and biologicals furnished on or after April 1, 2013, and before enactment of this Act.
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Official text
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · 123 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John R. Carter (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and 63 more.
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- Obligation
- A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
- Securities
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1416.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1416 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113