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S. 1704 117th Congress Senate

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

Introduced: May 19, 2021 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesIncome tax deductions
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 19, 2021
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 Latest action May 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

This bill makes permanent the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5981 Identical bill Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
  • HR 341 Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
  • S 2097 TELEHEALTH HSA Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 28, 2022
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1704: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1704/
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"S. 1704: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1704/.
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S. 1704, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1704/.
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