3.0.0 2265 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z 2023-01-15T11:03:06Z Senate S S 2004-03-31 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-31T21:27:35Z Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2004 108 4097 HR 2004-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Identical bill CRS 2004-03-31 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3459-3460) IntroReferral 2004-03-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-03-31 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-04-19 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2004-04-19 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2004-04-19 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2004-04-19 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2004-04-19 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-04-19 False F000442 Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] PETER FITZGERALD R IL 2004-05-04 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-05-04 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2004-05-21 False Health Colon cancer Commerce Consumer education Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Labor and Employment Medical screening Medical tests Retiree health benefits Social Welfare Health 00 2004-03-31 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-21T19:33:51Z Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan and an insurer offering group health coverage to provide screening for colorectal cancer to individuals who are age 50 or over or at high risk for colorectal cancer. Specifies the type of screening and the frequency of screening required.

Allows State laws providing greater protection than that provided by this Act.

Applies the same requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market.

Requires the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate their rules, regulations and enforcement policies.

]]> Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2004 Display Title Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-31T05:00:00Z 2004-03-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3459-3460) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.