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H.R. 9336: Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

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H.R. 9336: Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-11-17 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8677)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-11-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8677) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

Plain summary

Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act This bill provides for coverage without prior authorization requirements of annual lung cancer screenings under Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance for individuals for whom screenings are recommended under U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines. It also expands Medicaid coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use to all individuals, rather than only pregnant women.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Kathy Castor (D-FL)

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Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9336 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117