Skip to main content
HR 1298 115th Congress House

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health CancerCongressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and access
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 1, 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.
Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3465 Related bill CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 29 Republican 18
Tipton, Scott
· Sep 27, 2018
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 10, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 10, 2018
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 10, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 23, 2018
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jul 23, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Jul 23, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Jul 12, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Jul 12, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 12, 2018
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 12, 2018
Renacci, James
· Jul 12, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 12, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 12, 2018
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 8, 2018
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 7, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Jun 7, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 25, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· May 25, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 25, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 25, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 8, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 30, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 10, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 28, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 26, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Sep 13, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Aug 15, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 25, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 24, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 18, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 18, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 14, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jun 27, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 13, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2017
Page 1 of 2 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1298: CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1298/
MLA
"H.R. 1298: CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1298/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1298, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1298/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1298: CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1298/)
Report a problem