Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 27, 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 26, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 26, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Feb 26, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 26, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 26, 2021 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Feb 26, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Nov 17, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Feb 26, 2021Introduced in House
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