US HB8558 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: Introduced on October 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-09 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-09 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for health coverage of nipple-areolar complex tattooing in connection with reconstructive surgery following mastectomy and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of certain breast reconstructive services following mastectomy under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Title
Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E939-940) |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cancer
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8558/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8558/BILLS-116hr8558ih.pdf |
