US HB1526 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-12)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk for individuals with a germline (inherited) mutation associated with a high risk of developing a preventable cancer.
Title
Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2023-03-09 | House | 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. |
| 2023-03-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB765 (Related) 2023-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1526/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr1526/BILLS-118hr1526ih.pdf |
