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HR 1520 107th Congress House

Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings for group h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings for group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage.

Introduced: April 4, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570)
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 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 to ensure coordination in the implementation and enforcement of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 20 Republican 5
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 9, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Oct 9, 2002
Isakson, Johnny
· Oct 9, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 2, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 26, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 26, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 19, 2002
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Sep 19, 2002
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Sep 19, 2002
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 5, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2002
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Sep 5, 2002
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 5, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 5, 2002
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 17, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 2, 2002
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 4, 2002
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 4, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 12, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 12, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 12, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 5, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Dec 5, 2001
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 17, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 10, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 1, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 4, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· Apr 4, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 4, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1520: Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1520/
MLA
"H.R. 1520: Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1520/.
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H.R. 1520, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1520/.
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