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HR 1470 108th Congress House

WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2003

Official title: To reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women.

Introduced: April 2, 2003 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through a competitive review process, to award grants to States to provide additional specified preventive health services, screenings, education, and referrals under PHSA provisions concerning preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. Authorizes appropriations.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 7, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 18, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 19, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Jun 9, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 21, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 31, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 27, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 27, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1470: WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1470/
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"H.R. 1470: WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1470/.
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H.R. 1470, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1470/.
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