HR 6275 114th Congress House

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2016 See on congress.gov

Health CancerDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare

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Oct 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 28, 2016

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.

Sep 28, 2016

Introduced in House

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Latest action October 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detention Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Nov 15, 2016

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Nov 15, 2016

Dent, Charles

· Sep 28, 2016

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6275: Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6275/

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