Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2002
Latest action · Mar 5, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends SSA title XVIII to: (1) increase reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic tests; (2) cover an outpatient office visit or consultation for the purpose of beneficiary education before a colorectal cancer screening test consisting of a screening colonoscopy or in conjunction with the beneficiary's decision to obtain such a screening, regardless of whether such screening is medically indicated with respect to the beneficiary; and (3) waive the deductible for colorectal cancer screening tests.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2002 to Nov 14, 2002; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bob Clement | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Feb 8, 2002 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 12, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 5, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 6, 2002 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Mar 12, 2002 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 9, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 15, 2002 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Apr 15, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 23, 2002 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 25, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 29, 2002 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 1, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | May 2, 2002 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 9, 2002 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 9, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 14, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 14, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 14, 2002 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | May 15, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | May 20, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Van Hilleary | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 17, 2002 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 25, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| R-TN | Ed Bryant | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jul 18, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 22, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jul 25, 2002 | |
| R-LA | John Cooksey | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Philip M. Crane | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-IA | Greg Ganske | Sep 19, 2002 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 24, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Sep 24, 2002 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Sep 24, 2002 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Sep 24, 2002 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Oct 3, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Oct 7, 2002 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Nov 13, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Nov 14, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 2002 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 8, 2002Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123)
- Feb 8, 2002Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E123 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Feb 8, 2002 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1931 | Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2002 | Identical bill | Feb 11, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2002Introduced in House
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