Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2021
Latest action · Sep 28, 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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2021
This bill provides for coverage of certain cancer diagnostic and laboratory tests under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of microarray analysis, DNA and RNA sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, and other next-generation sequencing for individuals diagnosed with cancer.
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must establish an education and awareness program for physicians and the public about genomic testing and the role of genetic counselors.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2021 to Sep 28, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Sep 27, 2021 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jun 28, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 28, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 27, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 27, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 27, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 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.
- Sep 27, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H5463H.R. 5377–5389 | — | Sep 27, 2021 |
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. 168, September 27, 2021, page H5463.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the development of treatments for cancers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cancer Patient Equity Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 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.
