S. 2949

Summary

S. 2949, the Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 30, 2025 by Sen. Cory Booker (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 2949 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 S2949 IS: Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2949  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act  .
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.
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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.

Sponsors

Sen. Cory Booker (D) sponsors S. 2949, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Cory Booker

Sen. · D–NJ · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Martin Heinrich

Sen. · D–NM · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025 · Original

Angela Alsobrooks

Sen. · D–MD · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 8, 2026

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Committees

S. 2949 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Referred To · Sep 30, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2949 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

Votes

S. 2949 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2949 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act — Display Title
• Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2949 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2949’s is Health.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com