HR 1148 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

FAST Act of 2017

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor H. Morgan Griffith R-VA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 6, 2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 or the FAST Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.

Cosponsors 177

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Dec 6, 2017, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-TXBill FloresFeb 21, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiFeb 21, 2017
R-GATom GravesFeb 21, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Feb 27, 2017
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Feb 27, 2017
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Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 6, 2017Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  2. Dec 6, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
  3. Dec 6, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-444, Part I.
  4. Oct 4, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Oct 4, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3003No Sanctuary for Criminals ActRelated billJul 10, 2017

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 6, 2017Reported in House
  2. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House

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