Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 10, 2003 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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2003
- 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 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2003 to Sep 7, 2004; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-WA | Jennifer Dunn | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Philip M. Crane | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | May 1, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | May 1, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | May 7, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 7, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 15, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 3, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 3, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jun 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Jun 22, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jul 20, 2004 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Sep 7, 2004 |
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 Mar 25, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 10, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 31, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E574-575)
- Mar 25, 2003Referred 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 E574 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Mar 25, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 740 | Colon Cancer Screen for Life Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2003 |
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 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in House
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