US Congress House Bill 7760 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2020-07-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2020-07-23	House	Introduced in House

SB4794 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7760/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7760/BILLS-116hr7760ih.pdf