HR 1439 · 117th Congress · Health

Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2021-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)…

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Cosponsors (12)

9 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]TX