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HR 1070 113th Congress House

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.

Introduced: April 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health CancerDigestive and metabolic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 12, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (thus covering 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2348 Related bill Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 158
All 158 Democratic 42 Republican 6
Tipton, Scott
· Dec 11, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Dec 10, 2014
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 10, 2014
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Nov 20, 2014
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 18, 2014
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Nov 18, 2014
RYAN, TIM
· Nov 18, 2014
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 18, 2014
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 13, 2014
Ribble, Reid
· Nov 13, 2014
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 13, 2014
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 12, 2014
Collins, Chris
· Nov 12, 2014
Cook, Paul
· Nov 12, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Nov 12, 2014
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 12, 2014
Hanna, Richard
· Nov 12, 2014
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 12, 2014
KING, PETER
· Nov 12, 2014
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 12, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Nov 12, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 12, 2014
Gallego, Pete
· Sep 19, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 19, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· Sep 18, 2014
Braley, Bruce
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 18, 2014
Cicilline, David
· Sep 18, 2014
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 18, 2014
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 18, 2014
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 18, 2014
Lamborn, Doug
· Sep 18, 2014
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 18, 2014
McNerney, Jerry
· Sep 18, 2014
Murphy, Tim
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 18, 2014
Nugent, Richard
· Sep 18, 2014
Palazzo, Steven
· Sep 18, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 18, 2014
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 18, 2014
Southerland, Steve
· Sep 18, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 18, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1070: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1070/
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"H.R. 1070: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1070/.
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H.R. 1070, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1070/.
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