US HB596 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-4)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 28 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
Title
ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2021-01-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB57 (Related) 2021-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/596/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr596/BILLS-117hr596ih.pdf |
