3.0.0 4794 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z Senate S 2020-10-01 116 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T21:00:03Z To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 116 7760 HR 2020-07-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2020-10-01 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral 2020-10-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-10-01 True 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 Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-09T12:57:18Z 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4794is/xml/BILLS-116s4794is.xml 2020-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. 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.