U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5287: Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the fourth-leading cause in women. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths when numbers for men and women are combined. (2) In the United States, there were over 141,000 new colorectal cancer cases and 52,000 new colorectal cancer deaths reported in 2021. It is estimated that there will be over 154,270 new cases of colorectal cancer and 52,900 cases of colorectal cancer deaths in 2025. (3) Colorectal cancer rates have been increasing in young patients. About 1 in 5 cases of colorectal cancer were in individuals age 54 and younger. (4) In early 2023, it was reported that about 20 percent of diagnoses of colorectal cancer were among patients under the age of 55. Additionally, half of all early-onset colorectal cancer cases are diagnosed in …
Sponsors
- Ossoff, Jon (D) · primary sponsor
- Katie Boyd Britt (R, SD-AL)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5287?
- SB5287 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act.
- What does SB5287 do?
- In its own words: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5287?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5287?
- Ossoff, Jon (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5287?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5287
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