HR 6581
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cancer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Veterans' medical care
Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the colorectal cancer preventive screening guidelines used in each VA and non-VA medical facility at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services include all strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included in:
- the latest recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and
- the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1