HR 2639 · 105th Congress · Health

Medicare Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-10-08· Sponsored by Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]· House

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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, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.(1997-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Prostate Cancer Screening Act of 1997 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to accelerate from January 1, 2000, to January 1, 1998, the effective date for the prostate cancer screening test benefit under the Medicare program.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]IA
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-6]PA
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]NY
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20]PA
Rep. Coburn, Tom [R-OK-2]OK
Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]FL
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]NY
Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]FL
Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1]TX