Telehealth Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 2020 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.
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Telehealth Act
This bill establishes, expands, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to telehealth services, including by expanding access to telehealth services for veterans, supporting telehealth programs in rural areas, and extending certain Medicare flexibilities that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 1, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 1, 2020 |
Committees 4
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 Aug 7, 2020 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 7, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 141, August 7, 2020, page H4227.
Related bills 13
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2408 | Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 31, 2019 |
| HR 3228 | VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act | Related bill | Sep 23, 2020 |
| S 3643 | VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act | Related bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
| S 3988 | Enhancing Preparedness through Telehealth Act | Related bill | Jun 17, 2020 |
| S 4039 | TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2020 |
| S 4103 | TREATS Act | Related bill | Jun 30, 2020 |
| S 4216 | KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 4900 | Telehealth Across State Lines Act of 2019 | Related bill | Oct 30, 2019 |
| HR 5473 | EASE Behavioral Health Services Act | Related bill | Dec 19, 2019 |
| HR 7187 | HEALTH Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2020 |
| HR 7233 | Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent Telehealth Options Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 18, 2020 |
| HR 7338 | Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2020 |
| HR 7593 | TREATS Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Telehealth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Income tax deductions
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Prescription drugs
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced 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.
