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H.R. 6851 117th Congress House

No Surprises for COVID–19 Tests Act

Official title: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2022 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey 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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Health care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methods
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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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Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2022
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.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Surprises for COVID-19 Tests Act

This bill extends the temporary period during which private health insurance plans must cover testing and related services for COVID-19 without cost sharing. It also temporarily applies certain consumer protections against surprise billing to such testing and related services.

Finally, beginning on May 1, 2022, insurance plans without a negotiated price for COVID-19 testing services are no longer required to pay providers the published cash price for such services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2022
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 25, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6851: No Surprises for COVID–19 Tests Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6851/
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"H.R. 6851: No Surprises for COVID–19 Tests Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6851/.
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H.R. 6851, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6851/.
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