H.R. 7858 · 118th Congress

TELEMH Act of 2024

Introduced on Apr 2, 2024 by John James (R-MI-10). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 2, 2024
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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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. Passed 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 establish a Medicare incident to modifier for mental health services furnished through telehealth.

Subjects

  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medicare
  • Mental health

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.

John JamesR-MI-10Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

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. Apr 2, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 2, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 2, 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. Apr 2, 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. Apr 26, 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: 22 - 0.
  8. Jun 12, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Jun 12, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
  10. Sep 12, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I.
  11. Sep 12, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-673, Part I.
  12. Sep 12, 2024Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  13. Sep 12, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.
  14. Sep 12, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
  15. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  16. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5308-5309)
  17. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7858.
  18. Sep 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
  19. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5308)
  20. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  22. Sep 18, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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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. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  2. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)3 reports
    $7.6M reported (all issues)
  3. CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES3 reports
    $502.9K reported (all issues)
  4. Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc.3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC$315K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION1 report
    $269.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

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.