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HR 1002 105th Congress House

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Standardization Coverage Act of 1997

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to standardize coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of the Medicare Program.

Introduced: March 20, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 10, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 10, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 10, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)
Mar 10, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Standardization Coverage Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for standard national Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements (for early detection of potential osteoporosis).

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 8, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 16, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 16, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 29, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 10, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 10, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1002: Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Standardization Coverage Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1002/
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"H.R. 1002: Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Standardization Coverage Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1002/.
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