STAR Act
Latest action · Nov 21, 2019 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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Specialty Treatment to Access and Referrals Act of 2019 or the STAR Act
This bill authorizes grants for health centers and rural health clinics to conduct pilot programs providing electronic consultations with specialists and related telehealth services.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Dec 6, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 20, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Rural conditions and development
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
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