S297-119

In Committee

PSA Screening for HIM Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States with 1 in 44 men dying from prostate cancer and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate. It relies on definition changes and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States with 1 in 44 men dying from prostate cancer...
  • Expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States with 1 in 44 men dying from prostate cancer and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a definition change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States with 1 in 44 men dying from prostate cancer and expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Jan 29, 2025

Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following …

Jan 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"men with a family history of prostate cancer" §idbcd8331e1d2a4c1182f8daffd1b3ec37

men who have a first-degree relative—(A)who was diagnosed with prostate cancer

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