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HR 5864 118th Congress House

Expanded Genetic Screening Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid program of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening.

Introduced: October 26, 2023 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 6, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 2, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanded Genetic Screening Act

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women, subject to certain informed consent requirements. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12 Republican 1
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 19, 2024
Spanberger, Abigail
· Dec 3, 2024
Wild, Susan
· Nov 1, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 23, 2024
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 16, 2024
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Aug 2, 2024
Allred, Colin
· Jul 10, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jun 25, 2024
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2024
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jan 3, 2024
Trone, David
· Nov 29, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2023
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 1, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2023
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 19, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Oct 6, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 2, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5864: Expanded Genetic Screening Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5864/
MLA
"H.R. 5864: Expanded Genetic Screening Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5864/.
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H.R. 5864, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5864/.
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