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HR 736 108th Congress House

Mammogram Availability Act of 2003

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 annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography.

Introduced: February 12, 2003 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careBreast cancerCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerce
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Conflict of interestsConsumer discountsConsumer educationDiscrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careEmployee health benefitsFederal preemptionFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealth insuranceLabor and EmploymentMammographyMedical ethicsMedical feesMedical screeningRebatesState lawsWomenWomen's health
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Mammogram Availability Act of 2003 - 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, that provides coverage for diagnostic mammographies for any woman 40 years old or older to provide coverage for annual screening mammographies for such a woman. Prohibits related enrollment and renewal discrimination, monetary incentives to women, and penalties or incentives to providers. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those requirements and prohibitions to coverage offered by an issuer in the individual market.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 4, 2004
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 12, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 12, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 12, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 12, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 12, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Feb 12, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 12, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 12, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 736: Mammogram Availability Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-736/
MLA
"H.R. 736: Mammogram Availability Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-736/.
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H.R. 736, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-736/.
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