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ECHO Act of 2019

Introduced: November 20, 2019 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 1618 Related bill ECHO 2019 Act
  • S 1895 Related bill Lower Health Care Costs Act
  • S 3424 Related bill Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
  • HR 14 Related bill Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1
Hurd, Will
· Jan 28, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jan 27, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jan 8, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Dec 9, 2019
Burgess, Michael
· Nov 20, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Nov 20, 2019
Kinzinger, Adam
· Nov 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5199: ECHO Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5199/
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"H.R. 5199: ECHO Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5199/.
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