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H.R. 5432 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover T cell immune response testing without the imposition of cost sharing.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021

This bill requires private health insurance to cover, without cost sharing, testing to assess the T cell immune response of an individual to COVID-19. This test indicates a recent or prior infection with COVID-19.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Dec 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5432: COVID–19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5432/
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"H.R. 5432: COVID–19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5432/.
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H.R. 5432, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5432/.
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[H.R. 5432: COVID–19 Testing Coverage Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5432/)
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