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Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6314| House 
| Updated: 11/25/2025
Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres

Democratic Representative

New York

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, the Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025, mandates that all health insurers, including federal programs, provide full coverage for annual lung cancer screenings. It requires coverage without cost-sharing for eligible adults aged 50 to 80 who are at increased risk for lung cancer , as determined by a healthcare professional. The screenings, utilizing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) or similar technologies, must be covered without restrictive barriers such as prior authorization , step-therapy, or frequency limits more stringent than one annually. Documentation requirements are also limited to evidence-based clinical guidelines. Federal agencies, including HHS and VA, are tasked with issuing implementing regulations within 180 days to ensure compliance across all programs.
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Nov 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 25, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • November 25, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 25, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6314| House 
| Updated: 11/25/2025
This bill, the Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025, mandates that all health insurers, including federal programs, provide full coverage for annual lung cancer screenings. It requires coverage without cost-sharing for eligible adults aged 50 to 80 who are at increased risk for lung cancer , as determined by a healthcare professional. The screenings, utilizing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) or similar technologies, must be covered without restrictive barriers such as prior authorization , step-therapy, or frequency limits more stringent than one annually. Documentation requirements are also limited to evidence-based clinical guidelines. Federal agencies, including HHS and VA, are tasked with issuing implementing regulations within 180 days to ensure compliance across all programs.
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Timeline
Nov 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 25, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • November 25, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 25, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres

Democratic Representative

New York

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted