Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 7, 1997)
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatments for such cancer. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules for such services.
Amends Federal law to cover such detection and treatment services for veterans as a preventive health service.
What just happenedAug 5, 1997
See H.R.2015.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 7, 1997
- Aug 5, 1997CommitteeH19100
See H.R.2015.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 24, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 23, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jan 21, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House