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Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2003

Introduced: November 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 3, 2004
Received in the House.
Feb 2, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S379; text as passed Senate: CR S379)
Feb 2, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S379; text as passed Senate: CR S379)
Dec 9, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.
Dec 9, 2003
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-220.
Nov 21, 2003
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 18, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 18, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15062-15064)
Nov 18, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here, with an updated title.)

Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a temporary renewal certificate (45-day maximum) to a mammography facility seeking reaccreditation if the accreditation body has issued an accreditation extension based upon the fact that the facility has: (1) submitted the required materials but the accreditation body was unable to complete the reaccreditation process before certification expiration; or (2) acquired additional or replacement equipment, or has had significant personnel changes or other unforeseen situations that have caused it to be unable to meet reaccreditation time frames, but in the opinion of the accreditation body has not compromised mammography quality.

Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of an accreditation body, to issue a limited provisional certificate to an entity to enable it to conduct examinations for educational purposes while an onsite visit from an accreditation body is in progress (72-hour maximum).

Authorizes appropriations for the mammography facilities certification program through FY 2005.

What's happening now February 24, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1879: Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1879/
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