Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 17, 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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types.
Cosponsors 257
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Dec 7, 2022, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 19, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2021Referred 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.
- Mar 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1873 | Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
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