Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act

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Introduced

9 February 1995

Last action

13 June 1996 · Committee

Status

For Further Action See H.R.3643.

Sponsors

Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22], Sen. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Del. Frazer, Victor O. [I-VI-At Large], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence

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Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act - Prohibits a mammogram from being performed at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility unless the facility is accredited for such purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires any such organization to meet the standards for accrediting bodies established under the Public Health Service Act (the Act). Directs the Secretary to prescribe quality assurance and control standards relating to performance and interpretation of mammograms and the use of Department mammogram equipment and facilities consistent with requirements of the Act. Requires the Secretary to provide for an annual inspection of Department mammogram equipment and facilities. Requires any Department mammograms contracted to a non-Department facility or provider to conform to the standards of the Act. Provides for: (1) a deadline for the prescribing of standards; (2) transition provisions covering mammograms performed prior to the enactment of this Act; and (3) an implementation report from the Secretary to specified congressional committees.

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Timeline

9 February 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 February 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Source: Committee
23 May 1995
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Source: Committee
13 June 1996
Committee
For Further Action See H.R.3643.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or who served in the Persian Gulf War and to make such authority permanent in the case of certain veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, and for other purposes.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/882
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