S. 5287 119th Congress Senate

Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: Jon Ossoff Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Aug 6, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Aug 6, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC.
for AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing

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Cosponsors 1

Britt, Katie Boyd

Alabama · Aug 6, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5287: Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5287/

MLA

"S. 5287: Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5287/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 5287, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5287/.

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[S. 5287: Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5287/)