Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
Latest action · Jun 22, 2022 Referred 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.
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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
This bill modifies provisions relating to Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, including by requiring payment rates for certain widely available clinical diagnostic laboratory tests to be based on a statistical sampling of private sector rates.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2022 to Oct 28, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 22, 2022 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jun 22, 2022 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Jun 22, 2022 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 22, 2022 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 21, 2022 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 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 Jun 22, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2022Referred 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.
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. 168, no. 106, June 22, 2022, page H5823.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4449 | Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act | Identical bill | Jun 22, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of market-based Medicare payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, to reduce administrative burdens in the collection of data, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2022Introduced in House
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