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HR 5238 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Veterans' medical care Women's health

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under the military health system and the TRICARE program.

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Houlahan, Chrissy Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Better and Robust Screening Today Act or the BRST Act

This bill revises revises coverage of primary and preventive health services for women under the TRICARE program to include the use of digital breast tomosynthesis in breast cancer screening.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2944 Related bill BRST Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 6, 2020
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Nov 22, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 22, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 22, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 21, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Nov 21, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 21, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Nov 21, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5238: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under the military health system and the TRICARE program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5238/
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"H.R. 5238: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under the military health system and the TRICARE program.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5238/.
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H.R. 5238, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5238/.
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[H.R. 5238: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under the military health system and the TRICARE program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5238/)
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