S. 2323 · 118th Congress

Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 13, 2023 by John Barrasso (R-WY). 8 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 13, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 13, 2023
Cosponsors
8
6 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Genetics
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John BarrassoR-WYSponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 13, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 13, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION9 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION$443.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. American Kidney Fund5 reports
    $955K reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GENETIC COUNSELORS5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  4. National Society of Genetic Counselors, NSGC4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  5. The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research3 reports
    $89.3K reported (all issues)
  6. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Personalized Medicine Coalition1 report
    $41K reported (all issues)
  8. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$17.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. Vanderbilt University Medical Center1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$36M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.