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PALS Act

USA116th CongressHR-2777| House 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (64)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2019 or the PALS Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans. In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age. In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2020.
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Timeline
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2178
Introduced in Senate
  • May 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 15, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.


  • May 16, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 11, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2178
    Introduced in Senate

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-1936: PALS Act
CancerMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareVeterans' medical careWomen's health

PALS Act

USA116th CongressHR-2777| House 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2019 or the PALS Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans. In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age. In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2020.
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Timeline
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2178
Introduced in Senate
  • May 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • May 15, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.


  • May 16, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • June 11, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2178
    Introduced in Senate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (64)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-1936: PALS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CancerMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareVeterans' medical careWomen's health