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HR 1202 107th Congress House Health Cervical cancer Medical screening Medical tests Medicare Ovarian cancer Pelvic inflammatory disease Social Welfare Standards Women Women's health

Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2001

Introduced: March 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, 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.
What's happening now April 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 3
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 23, 2002
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 26, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 24, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 16, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 19, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1202: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1202/
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"H.R. 1202: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1202/.
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H.R. 1202, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1202/.
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