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Expressing the sense of Congress that each State should require health insurance providers in the State to provide coverage for screening mammography in accordance with guidelines established by the…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that each State should require health insurance providers in the State to provide coverage for screening mammography in accordance with guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute.

Introduced: September 18, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Sep 18, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 18, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that States should require health insurance providers to cover screening mammographies by January 1, 1991, in accordance with screening frequency guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute and equipment quality standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

What's happening now October 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 14, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 1989
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 18, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of Congress that each State should require health insurance providers in the State to provide coverage for screening mammography in accordance with guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-197/
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"H. Con. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of Congress that each State should require health insurance providers in the State to provide coverage for screening mammography in accordance with guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-197/.
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H. Con. Res. 197, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-197/.
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[H. Con. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of Congress that each State should require health insurance providers in the State to provide coverage for screening mammography in accordance with guidelines established by the National Cancer Institute.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-197/)
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