3.0.0 5199 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z 2022-10-28T02:00:25Z House HR 2019-11-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUJAN:H.R. 5199.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H9122]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-21T16:54:31Z Referred to 2019-11-20T15:01:15Z ECHO 2019 Act 116 1618 S 2019-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Lower Health Care Costs Act 116 1895 S 2019-07-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133. Related bill CRS Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 116 3424 S 2020-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act 116 14 HR 2020-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2019-11-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2019-11-20 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2019-11-20 True K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2019-11-20 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-11-20 True G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT 0 2019-11-20 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-11-26 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2019-12-03 False S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2019-12-09 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2020-01-08 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-01-08 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2020-01-27 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2020-01-28 False Health Child health Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Indian social and development programs Medical education Mental health Minority health Rural conditions and development Women's health Health 00 2019-11-20 Introduced in House 2020-12-18T17:17:41Z Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports specified health care services in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for (1) specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists), (2) retaining health care providers, and (3) increasing access to health care services.

]]> ECHO Act of 2019 Display Title ECHO Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ECHO Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5199ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5199ih.xml 2019-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.