H.R. 1298: CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-01 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017

Plain summary

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.

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Official text

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] · 89 cosponsors

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Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Andy Harris (R-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Grace Meng (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and 29 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1298.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1298 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115