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H.R. 2799: FAST Act

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H.R. 2799: FAST Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

FAST Act

Plain summary

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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Official text

FAST Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · 171 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 111 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2799 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114