HR 1017 · 115th Congress · Health

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-02-13· Sponsored by Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]· House

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Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.(2018-05-15)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.…

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]OK
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]OH
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]TX
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]GA
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ