H.Res. 971 · 111th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for…
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.
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136 cosponsors · 109 D, 27 R
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- House Introduced Dec 15, 2009
- House Passed Dec 15, 2009 426–0
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Dec 15, 2009
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.
Latest action (Dec 16, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 15, 2009
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- House Introduced Dec 15, 2009
- House Passed Dec 15, 2009 426–0
Final vote · House · Dec 15, 2009
Adoption (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi