HR 301
105th Congress
House
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer research
Chemotherapy
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Health counseling
Health education
Higher education
Medical education
Medical fees
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medicare
Physical examinations
Preventive medicine
Prostate cancer
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997
Introduced: January 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2015.
Feb 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 7, 1997
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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997 - 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.
What's happening now
See H.R.2015.