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HEAT Act

Introduced: October 23, 2020 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Oct 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act or the HEAT Act

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of home health services that are furnished via telehealth during a public health emergency, in accordance with specified requirements.

What's happening now October 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4854 Identical bill HEAT Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 23, 2020
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8677: HEAT Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8677/
MLA
"H.R. 8677: HEAT Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8677/.
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H.R. 8677, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8677/.
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