Skip to main content
HR 2307 115th Congress House Health Cancer Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Veterans' medical care Women's health

Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017

Introduced: May 3, 2017 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017

This bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention be administered as if: (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. (In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age.) This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans.

In addition, the bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expand the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age.

What's happening now May 15, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2018
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Jun 8, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· May 3, 2017
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2307: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2307/
MLA
"H.R. 2307: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2307/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2307, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2307/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2307: Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2307/)
Report a problem