Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 29, 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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021
This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements on breast cancer diagnostic examinations than initial breast cancer screening examinations. Diagnostic examinations are generally required after an initial screening detects an abnormality and typically require additional mammogram images (e.g., x-rays).
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 31, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Oct 28, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Feb 4, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jun 16, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jul 14, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Oct 25, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Oct 31, 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 Oct 28, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 29, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 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. 190, October 28, 2021, page H6034.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1067 | Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2021 |
Titles 2
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 prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 28, 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.
