Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
This bill amends section 330I(q) of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. It authorizes $42,050,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to fund these programs.
Progressives stress equity and broadband access; conservatives stress federal spending concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a focused statutory reauthorization that specifies annual funding for an existing telehealth grant program but provides only limited implementation and oversight detail.
This bill amends section 330I(q) of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
It authorizes $42,050,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to fund these programs.
The text is limited to reauthorization and a specific annual funding amount.
Content is narrow, technical, and non-ideological; modest authorized funding increases chance of enactment if bundled with broader health or appropriations action.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a focused statutory reauthorization that specifies annual funding for an existing telehealth grant program but provides only limited implementation and oversight detail.
Progressives stress equity and broadband access; conservatives stress federal spending concerns.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives stress equity and broadband access; conservatives stress federal spending concerns.
Likely supportive.
The bill continues federal investment in telehealth programs that improve access for rural and underserved communities.
Advocates will want assurances that funds target equity, broadband access, and services for marginalized groups.
Generally favorable but pragmatic.
The bill modestly funds an established federal telehealth program; centrists will look for accountability, measurable outcomes, and prevention of duplication with state programs.
Cautious to mixed.
Conservatives who favor limited federal spending may worry about new or extended federal entitlements, though some may support telehealth expansion on efficiency grounds.
Opposition would focus on federal role and ongoing discretionary expense.
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Content is narrow, technical, and non-ideological; modest authorized funding increases chance of enactment if bundled with broader health or appropriations action.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress equity and broadband access; conservatives stress federal spending concerns.
Content is narrow, technical, and non-ideological; modest authorized funding increases chance of enactment if bundled with broader health o…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill functions as a focused statutory reauthorization that specifies annual funding for an existing telehealth grant program but provides only limited implementation and o…
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