US Congress House Bill 2123 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 8 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-08 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is located if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide VA medical or health services. Such authority shall apply to a covered health care professional regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient is located in a federally-owned facility. The bill defines "covered health care professional" as a health care professional who: (1) is a VA employee appointed under specified VA authorities or under the civil service; (2) is authorized by the VA to provide health care; (3) is required to adhere to all telemedicine quality standards; and (4) has an active, current, full, and unrestricted state license, registration, or certification for such health care profession. The VA shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the VA's use of telemedicine.

VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017

Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]
Rep. Jodey Arrington [R-TX]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-08	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-11-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-11-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8556-8557)
2017-11-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2123.
2017-11-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8556-8558)
2017-11-07	House	Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-11-07	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
2017-11-07	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-394.
2017-11-02	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-11-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-04-25	House	Introduced in House

HB1152 (Related) 2017-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB925 (Same As) 2018-01-05 - Held at the desk.
HB5674 (Related) 2018-05-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
SB2906 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB2193 (Related) 2018-03-07 - By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
SB2372 (Related) 2018-06-06 - Became Public Law No: 115-182.
HB4242 (Related) 2018-03-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2123/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2123/BILLS-115hr2123ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2123/BILLS-115hr2123rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2123/BILLS-115hr2123eh.pdf