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HR 1496 104th Congress House

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under part B … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under part B of the medicare program, to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such early detection and treatment services under the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and education programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer.

Introduced: November 29, 1995 See on congress.gov
Health Armed Forces and National SecurityAuthorizationChemotherapyDepartment of Health and Human Services
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DrugsEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducational policyFederal aid to medical researchGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth counselingHealth educationHigher educationMedical educationMedical feesMedical researchMedical screeningMedical testsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
May 9, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 1995
Introduced in House
Apr 7, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 6, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4339-4340)
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 Latest action June 5, 1995

Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer 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 detection 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Republican 3 Independent 1
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 17, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 29, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 8, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 22, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 20, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 20, 1995
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 18, 1995
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 7, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 7, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 7, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1496: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1496/
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