Senate Bill 4794
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4794
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
October 1, 2020
10/01/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
10/01/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:24 PM