HR 817 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Peter T. King R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 26, 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. IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003 - Provides that, with respect to payment for a screening or diagnostic mammography furnished to a Medicare beneficiary, the amount of payment made to a hospital-based facility in which such screening or diagnostic mammography is performed during the applicable period is equal to 200 percent of the amount of payment that would otherwise apply under the Medicare fee schedule established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the technical component of such screening or diagnostic mammography. Provides for not counting certain radiological residents against graduate medical education limitations.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Secretary on Medicare reimbursement for gender-specific services.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to study and report to Congress on Medicare reimbursement for screening services.

Cosponsors 106

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Sep 4, 2003; 59 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHDavid L. HobsonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 13, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalFeb 13, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickFeb 25, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezMar 4, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 4, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMar 6, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 19, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 19, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonMar 26, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 26, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringApr 1, 2003
R-NJJim SaxtonMay 6, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 6, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnMay 7, 2003
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 7, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMay 8, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishMay 8, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 13, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumMay 15, 2003
R-ALJo BonnerMay 15, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattMay 15, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtMay 15, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowMay 15, 2003
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsMay 15, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerMay 19, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 19, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 19, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMay 19, 2003
D-ARMike RossMay 19, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 19, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreMay 20, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.May 20, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 21, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinMay 21, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJun 2, 2003
D-VARick BoucherJun 4, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 4, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJun 4, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonJun 5, 2003
D-ORDavid WuJun 5, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanJun 10, 2003
D-TXChris BellJun 10, 2003
D-PATim HoldenJun 10, 2003
D-WABrian BairdJun 19, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraJun 23, 2003
R-GAPhil GingreyJun 25, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodJun 26, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 8, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 4, 2003

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 26, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 20, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Feb 13, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 869Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003Identical billApr 10, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced reimbursement under the Medicare Program for screening and diagnostic mammography services, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House

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