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S 416 108th Congress Senate

Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2003

Official title: A bill 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: February 14, 2003 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 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.
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Feb 14, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2003
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 Latest action February 14, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2003 - 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 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Feb 14, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 14, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 416: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-416/
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"S. 416: Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save Women's Lives Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-416/.
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S. 416, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-416/.
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