US SB765 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill 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 of 2023
Sponsors
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-03-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1526 (Related) 2023-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/765/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s765/BILLS-118s765is.pdf |