H.Res. 971 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ages 40 to 49.

Stage
Passed chamber resolution
Introduced
2009-12-15
Latest action
2009-12-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the guidelines of the United States Preventive Services Task Force would not prohibit an insurer from providing coverage for mammography services in addition to those recommended by the Task Force and should not be used by insurers to deny coverage for services that are not recommended on a routine basis; and (2) the National Cancer Institute should continue to invest and provide leadership regarding research to develop more effective breast cancer screening tools and strategies.