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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019

Introduced: July 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019

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 March 6, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1570 Identical bill Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 23 Republican 19 Independent 2
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Oct 24, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 25, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 25, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 17, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 12, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Jul 10, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 8, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jun 27, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 29, 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 8, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Mar 26, 2019
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 14, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 7, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 6, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 6, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 6, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 6, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 6, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 6, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 6, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 6, 2019
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 6, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 6, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 6, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 6, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 6, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 6, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 6, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 6, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 6, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 6, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 6, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 668: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-668/
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"S. 668: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-668/.
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S. 668, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-668/.
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