HR 1017
115th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
Introduced: February 13, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2018
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2017
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.
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.
What's happening now
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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