PSA Screening for HIM Act
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act or the PSA Screening for HIM Act
This bill requires group health insurance plans to cover preventive prostate cancer screenings that are not already covered under the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for men with a family history of prostate cancer, without imposing any cost-sharing requirement.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2019 to Dec 16, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jan 21, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 20, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 16, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 20, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 21, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 186, November 20, 2019, page H9122.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1176 | PSA Screening for HIM Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 19, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PSA Screening for HIM Act
- Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
