CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Katie Britt (R-AL)

S.Amdt. 3675

S.Amdt. 3675 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

This amendment, submitted by Mrs. Britt and Mrs. Shaheen, aims to add a new section to the Public Health Service Act to ensure that diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations are covered without cost-sharing requirements.

Key Changes and Purposes:

  • Eliminating Out-of-Pocket Costs: It prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements, such as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, for these specific breast examinations.

  • Defining Covered Examinations:

    • Diagnostic breast examinations are those used to evaluate an abnormality seen or suspected from a screening or detected by other means.
    • Supplemental breast examinations are used for screening when no abnormality is seen, based on factors like family medical history or personal risk.

  • Maintaining Controls: The amendment does not stop health plans from requiring timely prior authorization or other utilization controls. It also does not replace State laws that offer more protection.

  • Broad Application: The changes apply to grandfathered health plans and provide a safe harbor for high deductible health plans with health savings account eligibility.

  • Timeline: These requirements would apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.