H.R. 3419 · Passed House · Health

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

Sponsor: David G. Valadao (R-CA)

What it does

• Reauthorize grant programs for telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers through fiscal year 2030.
• Support health care providers and related entities in establishing telehealth networks to expand access to care in rural and medically underserved areas.
• Advance programs administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Official summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs to support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers, which are administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration. These programs provide grants to health care providers and related entities to establish telehealth networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations.

Latest action

Apr 22, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions