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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1