US HR6474

Bill

US HR6474

Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act

Introduced
04/10/2020

In Committee
04/10/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To provide for the expansion of the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission in response to COVID19, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The key provisions include: treating non-rural healthcare providers as rural for the purposes of the Healthcare Connect Fund Program, increasing the discount rate for eligible expenses under the program, allowing temporary and mobile healthcare delivery sites to be eligible, waiving certain bidding requirements, and establishing a $2 million Emergency Rural Health Care Connectivity Fund to support the modified program. The regulations required by the bill are expected to take effect immediately and terminate either 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency or 9 months after the bill's enactment, unless the FCC determines that some or all of the regulations should remain in effect.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (29)

Anna Eshoo (D)*, Cindy Axne (D), Joyce Beatty (D), Ami Bera (D), G. Butterfield (D), Tony Cárdenas (D), Tom Cole (R), Jim Costa (D), TJ Cox (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Diana DeGette (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Josh Harder (D), Jahana Hayes (D), Jared Huffman (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Eddie Johnson (D), Ro Khanna (D), Mike Levin (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Elaine Luria (D), Joe Neguse (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Scott Peters (D), Harley Rouda (D), Michael San Nicolas (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), David Trone (D), Don Young (R),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 04/10/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6474/all-info

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6474/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6474/BILLS-116hr6474ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6474/BILLS-116hr6474ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR6800	The Heroes Act	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.	Related
HRes967	Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, t	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S3838	Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID–19 Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related

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