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HR 4383 111th Congress House

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the sam… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer.

Introduced: May 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health CancerHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex and reproductive health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states to carry out: (1) prostate cancer prevention programs (including screening and referrals for treatment); and (2) demonstration projects to provide preventive health services with respect to prostate cancer (including blood pressure and cholesterol screenings).

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to individuals who have been screened for prostate cancer under this Act and who need treatment for prostate cancer.

Applies provisions related to breast and cervical cancer programs to programs under this Act.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 28, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
Hall, John
· Dec 16, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Dec 16, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Dec 16, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4383: Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4383/
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"H.R. 4383: Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4383/.
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H.R. 4383, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4383/.
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