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HR 3630 104th Congress House

Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996

Official title: To require coverage of screening mammography and pap smears under health plans.

Introduced: August 1, 1996 See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerCervical cancerEmployee health benefitsFederal preemption
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Finance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceHealth maintenance organizationsInsurance companiesLabor and EmploymentMammographyMedical screeningMedical testsState lawsWomenWomen's health
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 8, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 21, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 12, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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.
Jun 12, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996 - Requires every policy or contract for health insurance coverage and every group health plan to include coverage for screening pap smears and low-dose screening mammographies. Regulates cost sharing and frequency of coverage and provides for enforcement. Declares that this Act does not preempt State law to the extent State law provides greater protection to women.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 1, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 12, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3630: Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3630/
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"H.R. 3630: Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3630/.
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H.R. 3630, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3630/.
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