CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

David Schweikert (R-AZ)

To amend the Public Health Service Act to update quality standards for mammography facilities for the use of AI systems, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8526 · House bill Health

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. The primary purpose is to update quality standards for mammography facilities regarding the use of AI systems. It modifies the language concerning how mammographies are interpreted. Specifically, it allows for a machine-learning or artificial intelligence system to be used alongside or instead of a physician. The bill also removes the requirement for a signature from an interpreting physician in certain instances.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would women be better off under this?

    The bill updates standards for mammography interpretation, which is essential for women's healthcare.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill expands mammography interpretation options by allowing AI systems to serve alongside or instead of a physician.

  • Scored +2

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill integrates machine-learning and artificial intelligence technologies into clinical mammography standards.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.