HR 2799 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

FAST Act

Introduced Jun 17, 2015 Originated House Sponsor H. Morgan Griffith R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 23, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 17, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act or the FAST Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.

Cosponsors 171

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2015 to Nov 14, 2016, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-GA	David Scott	Original	Jun 17, 2015
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Jun 17, 2015
R-MS	Gregg Harper	Original	Jun 17, 2015
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Jun 17, 2015
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	Jun 17, 2015
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Jul 7, 2015
R-NY	Chris Collins		Jul 8, 2015
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Jul 13, 2015
D-CA	Scott H. Peters		Jul 14, 2015
R-TX	Pete Olson		Jul 15, 2015
D-VT	Peter Welch		Jul 21, 2015
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Jul 21, 2015
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke		Jul 23, 2015
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Jul 28, 2015
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jul 29, 2015

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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 23, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House
Jun 17, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1465	FAST Act	Identical bill	May 22, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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Jun 17, 2015Introduced in House

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