PSA Screening for HIM Act
Latest action · Feb 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- 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 private 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 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Sep 15, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 9, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 15, 2022 |
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 Feb 18, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H538.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5200 | PSA Screening for HIM Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 21, 2019 |
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.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced 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.
