House Bills - 110th Congress

H.R. 2676—The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007

On June 12, 2007, Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH) introduced H.R. 2676, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007. The bill would amend the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. H.R. 2676 was sequentially referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce, on Education and the Workforce, and on Ways and Means.

Legislative Update (February 2008): The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007