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Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act)
Sponsored By: Representative Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
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Summary
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) This bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention be administered as if: (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. (In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age.) In addition, the bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expand the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 11/19/2015
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 11/19/2015
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/19/2015
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 11/19/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2015
Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
NH • R
Sponsored 11/30/2015
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/30/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2015
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
TN • R
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 9/9/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/16/2015
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/2/2015
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/7/2015
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
NV • R
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
ME • R
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
TN • R
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/4/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 11/19/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2015
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
SD • R
Sponsored 12/1/2015
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/7/2015
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 12/7/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/10/2015
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/10/2015
RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/15/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/5/2016
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 2/2/2016
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/2/2016
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/12/2016
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 2/12/2016
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3]
WV • R
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/5/2016
Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2016
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Roll Call Votes
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