HR 5308 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

Introduced Aug 29, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedAug 29, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program through FY2028. This Department of Agriculture program provides grants to help rural communities gain the technology and training necessary to engage in telemedicine and distance learning.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 29, 2023 to Dec 5, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-NHChris PappasOriginalAug 29, 2023
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalAug 29, 2023
R-CAJohn S. DuarteOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalAug 29, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalAug 29, 2023
D-CAJim CostaSep 12, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanSep 12, 2023
R-NEDon BaconSep 14, 2023
R-GUJames C. MoylanSep 14, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonSep 18, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerSep 22, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdSep 22, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneSep 28, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoOct 3, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOct 12, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerNov 13, 2023
R-NYMichael LawlerNov 13, 2023
D-CAJosh HarderNov 15, 2023
D-NCJeff JacksonDec 6, 2023
D-ILEric SorensenJun 21, 2024
D-PAMatt CartwrightSep 20, 2024
R-MNMichelle FischbachNov 13, 2024
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingDec 5, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Aug 29, 2023
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Sep 26, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  2. Aug 29, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Aug 29, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6102Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NYNov 19, 2024

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

[Pages H4211-H4212] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. LANGWORTHY: H.R. 5308. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Telehealth

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 140, August 29, 2023, page H4212.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2447Strengthening Telehealth and Education for Rural Communities Act of 2023Related billJul 20, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reauthorize the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program of the Department of Agriculture.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 29, 2023Introduced in House

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