Who it affects
- People enrolled in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, or CHIP
- People covered by TRICARE
- People receiving Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits
- People receiving Indian Health Service care
In committeeHealth care
Equity in STI Testing Act
H.R. 9946 · House bill · Introduced July 23, 2026
The Equity in STI Testing Act would cover testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without patient costs for people in specified federal health programs.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
No recorded votes yet.
See each vote ↓Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
What it would do
- Testing for certain sexually transmitted infections would be covered without patients sharing the cost.
- This coverage would apply to Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
- It would also apply to TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, and the Indian Health Service.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill yet.
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To require the coverage of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections without the imposition of cost-sharing, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema (D-GA)
- Introduced
- July 23, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 11
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee; House Natural Resources Committee; House Armed Services Committee; House Ways and Means Committee; House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- July 30, 2026 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Equity in STI Testing Act This bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of testing for certain sexually transmitted infections under Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, and the Indian Health Service.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.