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HR 1301 116th Congress House

Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services.

Introduced: April 1, 2019 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 15, 2019
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.
Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act

This bill excludes certain mental health telehealth services from specified requirements under Medicare, including originating site requirements.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 13 Republican 6
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 8, 2020
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 18, 2020
Trone, David
· Feb 5, 2020
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 11, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jul 24, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 23, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jul 11, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 27, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jun 25, 2019
Wild, Susan
· Jun 6, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 3, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 1, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· May 1, 2019
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 15, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 8, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 8, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 8, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Apr 1, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Apr 1, 2019
King, Steve
· Apr 1, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 1, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 1, 2019
Reed, Tom
· Feb 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1301: Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1301/
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"H.R. 1301: Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1301/.
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H.R. 1301, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1301/.
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