Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5571

Expanding Seniors’ Access to PFAS Testing Act

Congress Moves to Make Doctor-Ordered PFAS Blood Tests Free for Medicare Patients Starting in 2028

Sep 26, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 9 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. It has not moved since September 2025, which means it has been stalled for about nine months. The bill will not move forward unless these committees decide to take action on it.

Legislative Progress

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No action since September 2025

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 4917 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4917 (118th) →

Key Points

Would add PFAS blood testing to Medicare’s covered screening and preventive services.
Requires that starting January 1, 2028, Medicare pays the full cost of a PFAS blood test when a doctor orders it.
Aims to make sure seniors don’t face out-of-pocket costs for this specific test, like copays or deductibles.
Defines PFAS testing as a blood test that checks the level of certain PFAS chemicals in the body.
This mainly affects people on Medicare, plus doctors and labs that provide the testing.

Medicare MedicaidHealthcareEnvironment

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Positive Impacts(1)

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Sep 26, 2025House

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.

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Sep 26, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Expanding Seniors’ Access to PFAS Testing Act

Bill NumberHR 5571

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

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D: 1R: 1

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