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Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act

Introduced: April 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act

This bill temporarily expands the Rural Health Care Program of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). It also establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Rural Health Care Connectivity Fund through FY2022 to carry out the Rural Health Care Program.

Currently, the FCC subsidizes 65% of the cost of broadband for eligible public and nonprofit rural health care facilities through the Rural Health Care Program. This bill expands the program to encompass health care providers not located in rural areas, including mobile and temporary facilities, and it increases the subsidy rate to 85%.

The bill also requires the FCC to (1) promulgate regulations to expedite the receipt of funds under the program, and (2) release funding for all requests within a designated time frame.

What's happening now April 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3838 Related bill Health Care Broad­band Expansion During COVID–19 Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 13 Republican 1
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Bera, Ami
California · Dec 18, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 27, 2020
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Harder, Josh
California · May 12, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 5, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 1, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 1, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 1, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 24, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 24, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Apr 21, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 17, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 17, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 17, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 14, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Apr 14, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 14, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6474: Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6474/
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"H.R. 6474: Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6474/.
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