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HR 418 105th Congress House

Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under part B of the Medicare program for women age 65 or older.

Introduced: February 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerMammographyMedical screeningMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2015.
Jan 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 9, 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.
Jan 9, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for women age 65 or older.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2015 Procedurally related Balanced Budget Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 9, 1997
Burr, Richard
· May 22, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 22, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 23, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 20, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 10, 1997
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 13, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 13, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 11, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 4, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 4, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Feb 4, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 4, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 4, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 4, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 4, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 418: Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-418/
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"H.R. 418: Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-418/.
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H.R. 418, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-418/.
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