Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025
This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set coverage and payment limits for such tests. (Currently, Medicare covers screening tests for the early detection of lung cancer if they are recommended by the task force.)
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 16 · R-FL
8 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NY District 26 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - VA District 9 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - IL District 16 · R-IL
U.S. Representative - FL District 9 · D-FL
Member of Congress · D-FL
U.S. Representative - PA District 8 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - CO District 2 · D-CO
Member of Congress · D-NY
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1406 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 18, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 8 · House vote — · — views |