HR 2799 · 114th Congress · Health

FAST Act

Introduced 2015-06-17· Sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-06-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act or the FAST Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand access to certain stroke telehealth services to any originating site at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished, regardless of where the site is located; and (2) waive the facility fee for certain such originating sites.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]WI
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]CA
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]TX
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]NC
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]FL
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN