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HR 1426 109th Congress House

Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E508-509)
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit certain payments to States for expenditures for medical imaging procedures or radiation therapy procedures, unless the State meets specified requirements for State medical radiation licenses, including minimum licensing standards the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 15 Republican 6
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 6, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 10, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 2, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 2, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Feb 16, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 16, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Jan 31, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Dec 6, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 24, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Sep 15, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Jul 27, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 14, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Jul 11, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Jun 14, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 8, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 24, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 18, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· May 18, 2005
TIAHRT, TODD
· May 10, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 21, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Apr 19, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 19, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 12, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Apr 12, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Mar 17, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Mar 17, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1426: Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1426/
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