ECHO Act of 2019
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
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Original | Nov 20, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jan 28, 2020 |
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.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2020 |
| S 1618 | ECHO 2019 Act | Related bill | May 22, 2019 |
| S 1895 | Lower Health Care Costs Act | Related bill | Jul 8, 2019 |
| S 3424 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Indian social and development programs
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Rural conditions and development
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2019Introduced in House
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