H.R. 1843 · 118th Congress

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 28, 2023 by Michelle Steel (R-CA-45). 32 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 13, 2023): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 28, 2023
Cosponsors
32
6 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

Subjects

  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Income tax deductions
  • Internet, web applications, social media

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michelle SteelR-CA-45Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 26

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 28, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jun 7, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 7, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 12.
  6. Jun 13, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-109.
  7. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-109.
  8. Jun 13, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ATA ACTION14 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  2. Alliance to Fight for Health Care10 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. TELADOC HEALTH, INC.10 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL6 reports
    $441K reported (all issues)
  5. THE BOEING COMPANY6 reports
    $15.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BOEING COMPANY$9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)5 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)
  7. Accolade5 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  8. Amazon.com Services LLC5 reports
    $22.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. American Bankers Association5 reports
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  10. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)
  11. Employers Council on Flexible Compensation5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  12. FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  13. HIGHMARK INC.5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  14. Included Health (Formerly Grand Rounds Health)5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  15. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  16. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS5 reports
    $822.7K reported (all issues)
  17. NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY5 reports
    $319.3K reported (all issues)
  18. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  19. National League for Nursing5 reports
    $136.2K reported (all issues)
  20. SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  21. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (Formerly Cigna Corporation5 reports
    $10.2M reported (all issues)
  22. The Partnership to Advance Virtual Care (PAVC)5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  23. AMAC ACTION4 reports
  24. Alliance for Connected Care4 reports
    $735K reported (all issues)
  25. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  26. Corporate Health Care Coalition4 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  27. Health-E Commerce including subsidiaries4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  28. Society for Human Resource Management4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  29. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.3 reports
    $25K reported (all issues)
  30. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN3 reports
    $804.1K reported (all issues)
  31. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association3 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  32. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.3 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  33. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY3 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  34. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY3 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  35. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)3 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  36. WEX Health3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  37. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  38. BCBSM, Inc.2 reports
    $58K reported (all issues)
  39. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $41.8M reported (all issues)
  40. Congress of Neurological Surgeons2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.