# 117-hr-8188: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act

117-hr-8188, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8188
- Congress: 117
- Title: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
- Status: 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: 2022-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act This bill modifies provisions relating to Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, including by requiring payment rates for certain widely available clinical diagnostic laboratory tests to be based on a statistical sampling of private sector rates.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8188 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8188)

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