HR 5864 · 118th Congress · Health

Expanded Genetic Screening Act

Introduced 2023-10-02· Sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2023-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]CO
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]PA
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]CO
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]CA
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]TX
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]MN
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]VA
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO