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H.R.4330
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim (introduced 4/13/2000)
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2000 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening pap smears, screening pelvic exams, and clinical breast exams under the Medicare Program.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
4/13/2000:
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/13/2000:
Referred to House Commerce
4/25/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
4/13/2000:
Referred to House Ways and Means
4/27/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(22), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 6/8/2000 Rep Baldacci, John Elias - 9/19/2000
Rep Bereuter, Doug - 9/14/2000 Rep Carson, Julia - 10/4/2000
Rep Christensen, Donna MC - 5/19/2000 Rep Doyle, Michael F. - 9/25/2000
Rep Evans, Lane - 5/19/2000 Rep Franks, Bob - 6/22/2000
Rep Gejdenson, Sam - 5/19/2000 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 5/19/2000
Rep Holt, Rush D. - 9/25/2000 Rep LaFalce, John J. - 5/19/2000
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. - 6/23/2000 Rep Maloney, James H. - 5/19/2000
Rep McHugh, John M. - 5/19/2000 Rep McNulty, Michael R. - 9/14/2000
Rep Quinn, Jack - 7/10/2000 Rep Regula, Ralph - 9/18/2000
Rep Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. - 5/19/2000 Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - 9/25/2000
Rep Sanders, Bernard - 5/19/2000 Rep Smith, Christopher H. - 9/14/2000


SUMMARY AS OF:
4/13/2000--Introduced.

Medicare Women's Preventive Care Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of annual screening pap smears and pelvic and clinical breast exams. (Current law provides coverage for individuals who have not had such an exam within the preceding three years, with coverage for annual exams in specified circumstances.)