Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
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 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 24, 2023 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 6, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Sep 21, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 22, 2023 |
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 Mar 24, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2023 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 31, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 24, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 54, March 24, 2023, page H1438.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 642 | Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the development of treatments for cancer, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2023Introduced 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.
