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HR 4092 105th Congress House

Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment under the Medicare program for pap smear laboratory tests.

Introduced: June 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Cervical cancerMedical feesMedical laboratoriesMedical tests
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MedicareSocial WelfareWomenWomen's health
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 19, 1998
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.
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Jun 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to $14.60 the payment for diagnostic or screening pap smear laboratory tests.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 16, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 25, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4092: Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4092/
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"H.R. 4092: Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4092/.
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H.R. 4092, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4092/.
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