H.R. 7623 · 118th Congress

Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024

Introduced on Mar 12, 2024 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 31 cosponsors, 18 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 12, 2024
Cosponsors
31
18 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.

Subjects

  • Digestive and metabolic diseases
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare
  • Telephone and wireless communication

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.

Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Mar 12, 2024 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Mar 15, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. May 16, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. May 16, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0.
  8. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  10. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  2. NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.8 reports
    $7.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.AI match · 100%
  3. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE7 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  4. National Association of Community Health Centers7 reports
    $824K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $24.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. CentraState Healthcare System6 reports
  7. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  8. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association5 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  9. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.5 reports
    $930K reported (all issues)
  10. GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  11. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  12. Healthcare Leadership Council5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  13. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)
  14. TELADOC HEALTH, INC.5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  15. ACADEMY OF DOCTORS OF AUDIOLOGY4 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  16. ADVION (formerly National Association for the Support of Long Term Care)4 reports
    $344.9K reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports
    $11.8M reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS4 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  19. AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  20. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  21. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY4 reports
    $950K reported (all issues)
  22. Amazon.com Services LLC4 reports
    $17.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. American Medical Association4 reports
    $24.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  24. American Society of Hematology4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  25. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.4 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)
  26. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  27. FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS4 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  28. Fulgent Genetics, Inc.)4 reports
  29. Greater New York Hospital Association4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  30. Health Innovation Alliance4 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  31. Hospice Action Network4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  32. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  33. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings4 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  35. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS4 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  36. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $21.4M reported (all issues)
  37. PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  38. Philips Holding USA, Inc.4 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  39. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION4 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$89.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.