Lung Cancer Medicare Access to Precise Testing Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6321 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6321 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 28, 2025 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage of lung cancer biomarker 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 ``Lung Cancer Medicare Access to Precise Testing Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF LUNG CANCER BIOMARKER TESTING UNDER MEDICARE. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended-- (1) in subsection (s)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by adding ``and'' at the end; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(KK) lung cancer biomarker testing (as defined in subsection (nnn));''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(nnn) Lung Cancer Biomarker Testing.--The term `lung cancer biomarker testing' means a test furnished on or after January 1, 2027, to an individual diagnosed with lung cancer for the identification of 1 or more specific biomarkers (such as genes, proteins, or other molecules) based on the analysis of such individual's tissue, blood, or bodily fl