HR7444Referred to Committee
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-02-09
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Chris Pappas
Democrat · NH · Representative
Votes with party: 92.5% (650 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Climate & Environment$406k
Full profile: /officials/P000614
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2026-02-09
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-02-09
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-02-09
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-09
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-09
Plain-English Summary
Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently (1) removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary), (2) allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services, (3) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), and (4) expands coverage to include audio-only services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
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