To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-04-22
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- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-04-22
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReported By · 2025-10-03
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-22
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReported By · 2025-10-03
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceMarkup By · 2025-09-17
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-09-17
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-05-14
Plain-English Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs to support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers, which are administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration. These programs provide grants to health care providers and related entities to establish telehealth networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3419 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3419 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF TELEHEALTH NETWORK AND TELEHEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS GRANT PROGRAMS. Section 330I(q) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c- 14(q)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``section'' and inserting the following: ``section-- ``(1)''; (2) in paragraph (1), as so inserted, by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) $42,050,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.''. Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3419 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
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