Skip to main content
S 1559 110th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Authorization Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Health Rural education Science, Technology, Communications Telemedicine

A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.

Introduced: June 6, 2007 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 6, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize appropriations through FY2012 to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for the construction of facilities and systems to provide telemedicine services and distance learning services in rural areas.

What's happening now June 6, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1559: A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1559/
MLA
"S. 1559: A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1559/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1559, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1559/.
Markdown link
[S. 1559: A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the provision of telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1559/)
Report a problem