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HR 780 104th Congress House

Medicaid Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of prostate cancer screening tests under the medicaid program.

Introduced: February 15, 1995 See on congress.gov
Health MedicaidMedical screeningMedical testsProstate cancerPublic assistance programs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 1, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 1, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1995 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage of prostate cancer screening tests.

Makes such coverage mandatory. Provides for a 100 percent Federal match for costs of such prostate cancer screening tests.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 5, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 7, 1995
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 3, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 3, 1995
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 15, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 15, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 15, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 780: Medicaid Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-780/
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"H.R. 780: Medicaid Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-780/.
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