H.R. 842 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 88 words.
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act This bill allows, beginning in 2028, for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines such coverage is appropriate. Coverage is limited to those under a certain age (age 68 in 2028, increased by one year every year thereafter) and to one test every 11 months.
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 163 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 904 words
- Subjects
- CancerHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
- Latest action
- Oct 3, 2025: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-333, Part I.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 4 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 339 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 3
- 119th H.R. 1768 Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act D · Introduced
- 119th H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 R · Law
- 119th S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act D · Introduced