Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2002
Latest action · Jun 5, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a temporary certificate to facilities seeking reaccreditation and awarded an accreditation extension for specified reasons, including inability of accrediting body to complete the process in time and unforeseen situations which cause the facility to be unable to meet the reaccreditation timeframes, but do not compromise the quality of mammography.
Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the Mammography Quality Standards Act, including the demonstration program's frequency of inspections, accessibility of services, and the role of States as both accreditation and certification bodies.
Directs the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study health professional training in the area of mammography.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2002 to Jun 19, 2002; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-MO | Jean Carnahan | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
| R-AR | Tim Hutchinson | Jun 6, 2002 | |
| R-TN | William H. Frist | Jun 10, 2002 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 19, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5054)
- Jun 5, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5054 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD | Jun 5, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-11 | NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY136 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 28, 2001 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4888 | Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2002 | Identical bill | Jul 22, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Authorization
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee training
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Mammography
- Medical education
- Medical personnel
- Medical research
- Physicians
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Women
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
