House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individuals for whom screening is recommended by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, to expand coverage under Medicaid of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 20, 2025
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Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6178.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 196, November 20, 2025, Page H4876):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6178, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6178
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 7, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
- H.R. 7305 (119th) Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026
- H.R. 4641 (119th) Keep Kids Covered Act
- H.R. 6080 (119th) CLEANER Act of 2025
- H.R. 1781 (119th) To repeal certain executive orders.
- H.J.Res. 197 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare…
- H.R. 2673 (119th) Florida Coastal Protection Act
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.