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HR 3842 116th Congress House

Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2019

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require a State child health plan to include certain lead screening coverage and to codify such requirement under the Medicaid program.

Introduced: July 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2019

This bill requires coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) of lead blood level assessments. Specifically, CHIP must cover a child's assessment once at the age of 12 months and once at the age of 24 months, or once between the ages of 24 months and 72 months if the child has never been assessed. The bill also provides statutory authority for these requirements (regarding testing intervals) for state Medicaid programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 6 Republican 7
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 4, 2020
McKinley, David
· Mar 4, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 4, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Jan 16, 2020
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Dec 18, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Dec 18, 2019
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Dec 18, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Dec 18, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jul 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3842: Preventing Lead Poisoning Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3842/
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