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Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Eliminates the waiting period for Social Security disability insurance benefits for individuals with metastatic breast cancer by adding it to the list of conditions eligible for expedited benefits.
- Eliminates the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer.
- Applies the changes to disability insurance benefit applications filed after enactment and to Medicare benefits for months beginning after enactment.
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262 cosponsors
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] (R-CA)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] (D-CA)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
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- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH)
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
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- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
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- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER.
(a) In General.—Section 223(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph
(E), by inserting “or metastatic breast cancer” after “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting “or (iii)” after “clause (ii)”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER.
(a) In General.—Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended by inserting “or metastatic breast cancer” after “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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