Skip to main content
HR 148 115th Congress House Health Cancer Digestive and metabolic diseases Health promotion and preventive care Medicaid

Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to pay states 50% of their costs for providing education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease. (Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare kidney disease usually found in individuals with the sickle cell trait.)

What's happening now January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2