US Congress House Bill 7879 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to entities for the expansion of telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services to veterans through the VA and the Veterans Community Care Program. The VA must give preference to entities that represent veterans in rural or highly rural areas or entities that operate in a medically underserved community. An entity seeking to establish a telehealth access point for veterans without grant funding is authorized to enter into an agreement with the VA to establish such access point. The VA must assess and report on the barriers veterans face in accessing telehealth services.

VA Telehealth Expansion Act

Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Bryan Steil [R-WI]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]
Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-09-10	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-07-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-07-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7879/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7879/BILLS-116hr7879ih.pdf