HR 3630
104th Congress
House
Health
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Employee health benefits
Federal preemption
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance companies
Labor and Employment
Mammography
Medical screening
Medical tests
State laws
Women
Women's health
Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1996
Introduced: June 12, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Cosponsors
1