HR 941
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the colorectal cancer screening guidelines used in medical facilities at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services include the strategies for screenings included in both 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