HR 778 · 104th Congress · Health

Equal Access to Annual Screening Mammography Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-01· Sponsored by Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1995-02-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equal Access to Annual Screening Mammography Act of 1995 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the breast cancer screening benefit to cover on an annual basis (currently, biennial) routine breast cancer screening for women aged 65 and older (thus covering them on the same basis as those aged 49 through 64).…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Ensign, John [R-NV-1]NV
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10]CA
Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]VA
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46]CA
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]CA
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11]FL
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]CA
Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19]FL
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA