H.R. 5081 · 119th Congress

Telehealth Modernization Act

Introduced on Sep 2, 2025 by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1). 8 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 2, 2025): Referred 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 2, 2025
Cosponsors
8
8 from the other party
Policy area
Health
Open in the Congress explorerCongress.govAlert me

Progress

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

  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 extend certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.

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 · 8

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. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 2, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Sep 2, 2025 · 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. Sep 2, 2025 · 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.

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. VITAS Healthcare Corporation8 reports
    $870K reported (all issues)
  2. National Association of Community Health Centers6 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports
    $16.7M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS4 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY4 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY4 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY4 reports
    $920K reported (all issues)
  9. American Clinical Neurophysiology Society4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. American Heart Association4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. American Medical Association4 reports
    $23.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  14. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS4 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  15. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)4 reports
    $756K reported (all issues)
  16. UNITED SEATING AND MOBILITY LLC4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNITED SEATING AND MOBILITY, L.L.C.$32.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. Advanced Care at Home (ACH) Coalition3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  18. Amazon.com Services LLC3 reports
    $13.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. National Alliance on Mental Illness3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. Philips Holding USA, Inc.3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  21. Southeast Georgia Hospital System3 reports
    $66K reported (all issues)
  22. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  23. Caris Science Inc2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  24. NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY2 reports
    $143.6K reported (all issues)
  25. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners2 reports
    $48K reported (all issues)
  26. National League for Nursing2 reports
    $58.1K reported (all issues)
  27. ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)1 report
    $75K reported (all issues)
  28. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $5.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  29. Alliance for Connected Care1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  30. ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS1 report
  31. Healthcare Leadership Council1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.