HR 1816
106th Congress
House
Health
Administrative procedure
Colon cancer
Commerce
Consumer education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Health surveys
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical screening
Medical tests
Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 1999
Introduced: May 13, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 13, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require coverage of colorectal cancer screening according to certain guidelines by a group health plan, a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, and a health insurance issuer in the individual market.
Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure coordination in the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) all Americans should be educated about the risks, prevention, screening, and treatment of colorectal cancer; and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and HHS should track the impact of their coordinated education campaign on colorectal cancer and make information on its progress available to Members of Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.