Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2023
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.
- IntroducedJun 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2023
This bill provides for coverage under Medicare of genetic counseling services that are furnished by genetic counselors. Covered services include those services, as well as incidental services and supplies, that would otherwise be covered under Medicare if provided by a physician.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2023 to Dec 18, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Jun 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | May 14, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | May 24, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 18, 2024 |
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 6, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 6, 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. 98, June 6, 2023, page H2765.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2323 | Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jul 13, 2023 |
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 provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
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