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HR 1393 102th Congress House Health Breast cancer Cervical cancer Medicaid Medical screening Medical tests Public assistance programs Women's health X-rays

Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Amendments of 1991

Introduced: March 12, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 28, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 12, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Amendments of 1991 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide Medicaid coverage of: (1) screening mammograms for women who are at least 35, but under 65, years of age according to frequency guidelines similar to those imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 under the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act); and (2) screening pap smears.

Provides for Federal assumption of 100 percent of the cost of providing such screening services.

What's happening now June 5, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 21, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 12, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1393: Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Amendments of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1393/
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"H.R. 1393: Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Amendments of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1393/.
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