Early Access to Screening Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8551 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8551 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide no-cost coverage for annual screening mammography beginning at 30 years of age. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2026 Mr. Lawler 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 titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide no-cost coverage for annual screening mammography beginning at 30 years of age. 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 ``Early Access to Screening Act''. SEC. 2. NO-COST COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY BEGINNING AT 30 YEARS OF AGE. (a) Coverage Under Medicare.-- (1) In general.--Section 1834(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (2)''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ``Frequency covered before january 1, 2026''; and (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Subject'' and inserting ``With respect to screening mammography performed before January 1, 2026, subject''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Frequency covered on or after january 1, 2026.--With respect to screening mammography performed on o