HR 1241 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Better Screening Test for Women Act

Introduced Mar 12, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Nita M. Lowey D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 24, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 12, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Better Screening Test for Women Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 for the National Cancer Institute to support clinical research concerning early detection for breast cancer, including treatments as well as the link between such detection and reduction of mortality rates.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2003 to Sep 9, 2004; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 12, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 12, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanMar 20, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonApr 10, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 10, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschApr 10, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeJun 3, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkSep 15, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOct 7, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOct 7, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOct 7, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanMar 10, 2004
D-CABob FilnerSep 9, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 24, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 12, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Mar 12, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health for research on the early detection of and the reduction of mortality rates attributed to breast cancer.
Short Titles as Introduced
Better Screening Test for Women Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2003Introduced in House

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