US Congress House Bill 5257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Expanding Telehealth Program. The purposes of the program are to (1) support connected care services for low-income and rural individuals and veterans through telehealth services; (2) defray the costs of internet services to health care providers to provide connected care for such patients; (3) promote innovative telehealth services technologies through direct connection between health care providers and patients; and (4) gather data on telehealth services and how to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the program.

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019

Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-11-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-11-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5257/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5257/BILLS-116hr5257ih.pdf