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H.R. 6135 (109th)

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2006

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Introduced

21 September 2006

Last action

2 October 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states to carry out: (1) prostate cancer prevention programs (including screening and referrals for treatment); and (2) demonstration projects to provide preventive health services with respect to prostate cancer (including blood pressure and cholesterol screenings). Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to individuals who have been screened for prostate cancer under this Act and who need treatment for prostate cancer. Applies provisions related to breast and cervical cancer programs to programs under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 21 September 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. 21 September 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 September 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 2 October 2006

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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