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HR 4571 106th Congress House

Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic exams.

Introduced: October 6, 2000 See on congress.gov
Health Cervical cancerMedical screeningMedical testsMedicare
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Ovarian cancerPelvic inflammatory diseaseSocial WelfareStandardsWomenWomen's health
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 3, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2000
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.
May 25, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage of screening pap smears and screening pelvic exams to annual examinations regardless of whether a woman is of childbearing age or at high-risk.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 11, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 6, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4571: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4571/
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"H.R. 4571: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4571/.
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