U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6130: ASAP Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests.
From the introduced text, November 19, 2025:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act of 2025 or the ASAP Act . SECTION 2. Medicare coverage of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias early detection screening tests (a) Coverage Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (s)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (JJ), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (nnn) Alzheimer's disease and related dementias early detection screening tests The term Alzheimer's disease and related dementias early detection screening test means a test furnished to an individual for the detection of the pre-symptomatic and early stage of Alzheimer's disease or related dementias on or after January 1, 2028, that-- (1) is cleared under section 510(k), classified under section 513(f)(2), or approved under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) is-- (A) a genomic sequencing blood or blood product test; or (B) such other equivalent test, including a single-analyte test, blood test analysis of cell-free nucleic acids, multiplex panel …
Sponsors
- Vern Buchanan (R, HD-FL-16) · primary sponsor
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
- Timothy Kennedy (D, HD-026)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R, HD-002)
- Ritchie Torres (D, HD-015)
- Gus Bilirakis (R, HD-FL-12)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Mike Kelly (R, HD-PA-16)
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Young Kim (R, HD-CA-40)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health care coverage and access, Neurological disorders, Medical tests and diagnostic methods, Blood and blood diseases, Health, Medicare
Common questions
- What is HB6130?
- HB6130 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): ASAP Act.
- What does HB6130 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of blood-based dementia screening tests.
- What is the status of HB6130?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6130?
- Vern Buchanan (R, HD-FL-16), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6130?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6130
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