119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 26, 2025
Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
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Latest action (Feb 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 26, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Cancer · Health care costs and insurance · Health care coverage and access · Health promotion and preventive care · Medicaid · Medical tests and diagnostic methods · Medicare · Poverty and welfare assistance · State and local government operations
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2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
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…sues related FDA regulation of laboratory tests H.R. 842, S.339 the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act H.R.1620, S.755 Finn Sawyer Access to Cancer Testing Act
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