119-hr5571

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5571 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5571

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide no-cost 
 coverage for PFAS testing under the Medicare program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 26, 2025

Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
 bill; which was 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

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 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide no-cost 
 coverage for PFAS testing under the Medicare program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Seniors' Access to PFAS 
Testing Act''.

SEC. 2. NO-COST COVERAGE FOR PFAS TESTING UNDER MEDICARE.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (ww)

    (2) --
        (A) by moving the margin of subparagraph
        (N) 2 ems 
 to the left;
        (B) by redesignating subparagraph
        (O) as 
 subparagraph
        (P) ; and
            (C) by inserting after subparagraph
        (N) the 
 following new subparagraph:
 ``
        (O) PFAS testing (as defined in subsection

    (nnn) ).''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
 ``

    (nnn) PFAS Testing.--The term `PFAS testing' means a blood test 
ordered by a physician to determine the concentration of perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances.''.

    (b) Application of No Cost-Sharing.--

Section 1833

    (a)

    (1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l

    (a)

    (1) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (Y) , by inserting ``(other than PFAS 
 testing (as defined in 

section 1861

    (nnn) ) furnished on or after 
 January 1, 2028)'' after ``in the case of such services 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) '';

    (2) in subparagraph

    (GG) , by striking ``and'' at the end; 
 and

    (3) by inserting ``, and
            (II) with respect to PFAS testing 
 (as defined in 

section 1861

    (nnn) ) performed on or after January 
 1, 2028, the amounts paid shall be 100 percent of the lesser of 
 the actual charges for testing or the amount determined under 
 the fee schedule that applies to the screening and preventive 
 services described in 

section 1861

    (ww)

    (2) '' before the 
 semicolon at the end.
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