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H.R. 301 (105th)

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 1997

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 January 1997

Last action

5 August 1997 · Committee

Status

See H.R.2015.

Sponsors

Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 21 January 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 23 January 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  7. 24 February 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  8. 5 August 1997

    Committee

    See H.R.2015.

    Source: Committee

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