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H.R. 1655 117th Congress House

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-ba… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening in under-screened communities of color, to offset the COVID-19 pandemic driven declines in colorectal cancer screening, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2021
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 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment, subject to specified frequency limits, of certain colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 62
All 62 Democratic 44 Republican 2
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 23, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 23, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 10, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 10, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 15, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 28, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 28, 2021
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jun 22, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 1, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· May 17, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 4, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 20, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 19, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 17, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 9, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 8, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 8, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 8, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 8, 2021
Demings, Val
· Mar 8, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 8, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 8, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 8, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Mar 8, 2021
McKinley, David
· Mar 8, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2021
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2021
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1655: Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1655/
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"H.R. 1655: Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1655/.
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