HR 1128
105th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Colon cancer
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medicare
Social Welfare
Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1997
Introduced: March 19, 1997
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2015.
May 20, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E988-989)
Apr 4, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 31, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 19, 1997
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.
Mar 19, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 19, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E520-521)
Mar 19, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 1997 - 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
See H.R.2015.
Committees of jurisdiction
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