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HR 1046 104th Congress House Health Cancer Colon cancer Medical screening Medical tests Medicare

Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995

Introduced: February 24, 1995 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1140-1141)
Mar 3, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 1, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 24, 1995
Introduced in House
Feb 24, 1995
Referred to the Committee on 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prescribe frequency and payment limits under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for screening fecal-occult blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopies, barium enemas, and colonoscopy.

What's happening now June 20, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1140-1141)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 11, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 27, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 21, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 15, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 14, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1046: Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1046/
MLA
"H.R. 1046: Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1046/.
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H.R. 1046, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1046/.
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