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S 4794 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Telephone and wireless communication

A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Introduced: October 1, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.

Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

What's happening now October 1, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7760 Related bill To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for t…
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4794: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4794/
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"S. 4794: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4794/.
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