H.R. 3228: VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

Plain summary

VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act This bill authorizes health professions trainees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine. To provide such treatment, a trainee must be under the supervision of a VA health care professional who is authorized to provide health care via telemedicine. In order to provide treatment via telemedicine or supervision of telemedicine, a health care professional must have specified qualifications for their position or other authorization from the VA. The bill also authorizes health care professional appointees of the Veterans Health Administration who are in the process of obtaining a license, qualification, or other authorization to provide treatment via telemedicine so long as they are under the supervision of a health care professional who is authorized to provide treatment via telemedicine.

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VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3228, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act (2020-09-22)

Cosponsors on this site

W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Ted Budd (R-NC), Josh Harder (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] reported raising $7.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3228.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3228 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116