FAST Act of 2017
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Feb 27, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017Markup Oct 4, 2017Reported Dec 6, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2017Markup Sep 13, 2017Reported Sep 13, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017Discharged Dec 6, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2017 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-444, Part I.
- Dec 6, 2017Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Dec 6, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
- Oct 4, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 4, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 13, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4394 | Roger Marshall R-KS | May 22, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 23, 2017H.R. 1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1304.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-55 | MODERNIZING FDA'S REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS156 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Serial No. 115-47 | EXAMINING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM214 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 20, 2017 |
| S. Hrg. 115-280 | THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND AND RURAL BROADBAND INVESTMENT215 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 20, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3003 | No Sanctuary for Criminals Act | Related bill | Jul 10, 2017 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- FAST Act of 2017
- Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- FAST Act of 2017
- Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
