February 23, 2022
The Honorable Patty Murray | The Honorable Frank Pallone |
Chair, Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions | Chair, House Committee on Energy & Commerce |
154 Russell Senate Office Building | 2107 Rayburn House Office Building |
Washington, DC 20510 | Washington, DC 20515 |
The Honorable Richard Burr | The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rogers |
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Ranking Member, House Committee on Energy & Commerce |
217 Russell Senate Office Building | 1035 Longworth House Office Building |
Washington, DC 20510 | Washington, DC 20515 |
Re: The Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2021
Dear Senators Murray and Burr and Representatives Pallone and McMorris Rogers:
The undersigned organizations represent a diverse and broad community of healthcare and public health professionals concerned with delivering high-quality care to patients throughout the United States. As Congress considers the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act of 2021, or any other legislation to change regulations for laboratory developed tests (LDTs), we urge you to allow sufficient time to evaluate such legislation independently, proceeding under regular order to allow for thorough consideration.
The VALID Act is a complex bill proposing dramatic