ECHO 2019 Act
Latest action · May 22, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 the implementation of certain educational, specialty health care technology 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 specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists).
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Sep 24, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1895 | Lower Health Care Costs Act | Related bill | Jul 8, 2019 |
| HR 5199 | ECHO Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
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
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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