HOUSE 5864118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Expanded Genetic Screening Act
- Last Action
- 10/6/2023
Actions
- 2023-10-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-10-02Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-10-02Introduced in House
- 2023-10-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-10-02 (00)
Expanded Genetic Screening Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women, subject to certain informed consent requirements. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
Subjects
- Child health
- Genetics
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Medicaid
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
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