119th Congress
H.R. 1406
Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Feb 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (9)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
Added later (4)
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Nov 20, 2025
- Paul Tonko (D-NY) · Jan 7, 2026
- Ted Lieu (D-CA) · Jun 2, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025
This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set coverage and payment limits for such tests. (Currently, Medicare covers screening tests for the early detection of lung cancer if they are recommended by the task force.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 18, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 18, 2025
Introduced in House