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H.R.8261 / 118th Congress

Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 786.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R–AZ

Committees

  • Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 786.

  2. Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  3. Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  4. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.

  5. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-891, Part I.

  6. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-891, Part I.

  7. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  8. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

  9. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  11. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

  12. Introduced in House

  13. Introduced in House

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