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HR 4809 103th Congress House Health Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Cancer research Chemotherapy Economics and Public Finance Education Educational policy Federal aid to medical education Federal aid to medical research Health counseling Health education Higher education Medical fees Medical screening Medical tests Medicare Preventive medicine Prostate cancer Science, Technology, Communications

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994

Introduced: July 21, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Aug 1, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 29, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5954, E1533)
Jul 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of specified prostate cancer screening services and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for such services.

Amends Federal law to cover such screening and treatment services for veterans as a preventive health service.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for certain public health programs related to prostate cancer research and education.

Directs the Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to: (1) conduct and support prostate cancer health services and screening and treatment procedures; and (2) provide for the development, periodic review, and updating of clinically relevant guidelines, standards of quality, performance measures, and medical review criteria.

What's happening now August 10, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 27, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 27, 1994
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 27, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 21, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4809: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4809/
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