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HR 3419 · in committee · significant

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

What this bill does

  • This bill extends federal grant programs through 2030 that fund telehealth networks and resource centers.
  • Rural and medically underserved communities and their healthcare providers are affected.
  • Grants support establishing telehealth networks to expand healthcare access in underserved areas.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would telehealth network grants in this bill specifically address healthcare access gaps in rural versus urban underserved communities?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that federal funding for telehealth resource centers produces measurable improvements in patient outcomes or provider capacity?

  3. 03

    Which healthcare providers and communities would benefit most from these grants, and who would bear the cost through federal funding?

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Sponsor · R-CA-22

David G. Valadao

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-22 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3023)

  4. 2026-04-21 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3023)

  5. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3419.

  6. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3023)

  7. 2026-04-21 · house · Floor

    Mrs. Harshbarger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-10-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

  9. 2025-10-03 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-322.

  10. 2025-10-03 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-322.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  14. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  16. 2025-05-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  17. 2025-05-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-05-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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