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H.R. 760 105th Congress House

Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for screening mammography and pap smears.

Introduced: February 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
Health Breast cancerCervical cancerCommerceEmployee health benefits
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Federal preemptionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceHealth insurance industryInsurance companiesLabor and EmploymentMammographyMedical screeningMedical testsState lawsWomenWomen's health
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
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
Mar 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Feb 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, to include coverage for screening pap smears and low-dose screening mammography. Prohibits cost sharing or other limitations higher than those applied to similar services. Regulates coverage frequency. Prohibits related enrollment or coverage discrimination, monetary incentives to women, and penalties against or incentives to providers. Allows State laws providing greater protection to women. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply these requirements to health insurance issuers in the individual market.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 760: Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-760/
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"H.R. 760: Women's Preventive Health Care Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-760/.
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