119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2949


To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30, 2025

Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works


A BILL

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act”.

SEC. 2. Eliminating the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

Section 1833(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(dd)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “and before January 1, 2030,”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “through 2026” and inserting “through 2025”; and

(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:

“(C) for 2026 and each subsequent year, 100 percent.”.