# 119-hr-5571: Expanding Seniors’ Access to PFAS Testing Act

119-hr-5571, Expanding Seniors’ Access to PFAS Testing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5571
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Seniors’ Access to PFAS Testing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

The bill would add **no-cost Medicare coverage for PFAS blood testing**. It defines PFAS testing as a physician-ordered blood test to measure PFAS and sets Medicare payment at 100% of the lesser of provider charge or the preventive fee schedule for tests on or after Jan 1, 2028.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No-cost PFAS testing for Medicare seniors: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare would cover a PFAS blood test with no cost-sharing. The test must be ordered by a doctor and measures PFAS chemicals in your blood. Coverage would start for tests furnished on or after January 1, 2028. Medicare would pay 100% of the lower of the lab’s charge or the preventive-s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5571 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5571)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5571 (as of 2026-04-21).