3.0.0 7444 2026-05-04T15:20:20Z 2026-05-04T15:20:20Z House H HR 2026-02-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7444 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 27 (Monday, February 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 7444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H2096]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-09T17:01:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-09T17:01:25Z 2026-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 N N000193 Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] Zachary Nunn R IA 3 2026-02-09 True Health Health 2026-04-21T16:57:29Z 00 2026-02-09 Introduced in House 2026-05-04T15:19:59Z Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act

This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill permanently (1) removes geographic restrictions on originating sites (i.e., the location of the beneficiary), (2) allows the home of the beneficiary to serve as the originating site for all services, (3) allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner), and (4) expands coverage to include audio-only services for evaluation and management and behavioral health services.

]]> Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act Display Title 45 Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act 2026-04-17T05:53:26Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act 2026-04-17T05:53:25Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program. 2026-04-17T05:48:38Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7444ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7444ih.xml 2026-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 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.