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H.R. 4932: CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

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H.R. 4932: CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-30 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 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

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

Plain summary

Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 or the CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare. Among other things, the bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain restrictions, such as geographic restrictions, for services provided in high-need health professional shortage areas; excludes mental health and emergency medical services, as well as services provided at rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and Indian Health Service facilities, from such geographic restrictions; and allows the CMS to generally waive coverage restrictions during national emergencies. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report on information relating to the access of Medicare beneficiaries to telehealth services at home. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation may also test alternative payment models relating to expanded telehealth services.

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Official text

CONNECT for Health Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Peter Welch (D-VT), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ed Case (D-HI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Ted Budd (R-NC), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Angie Craig (D-MN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Darren Soto (D-FL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4932 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116