HRES 971 · 111th Congress · Health

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

Introduced 2009-12-15· Sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2009-12-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-12-15
Roll #974
Yea 426Nay 0
Democrats
253 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
173 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-12-15
Roll #974
Yea 426Nay 0
Democrats
253 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
173 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the guidelines of the United States Preventive Services Task Force would not prohibit an insurer from providing coverage for mammography services in addition to those recommended by the Task Force and should not be used by insurers to deny coverage for services that are not recommended on a routine basis; and (2) the National Cancer Institute should continue to invest and provide leadership regarding research to develop more effective breast cancer screening tools and strategies.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans