House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act

H.R. 5671Introduced Sep 30, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 30, 2025 — Referred 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5671.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 160, September 30, 2025, Page H4510):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 30, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Troy Carter (D-LA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-12 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.