House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Telehealth Modernization Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 2, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 2, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5081.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 143, September 2, 2025, Page H3757):Article 1, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5081, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5081
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Democrats
8 of 8 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Liccardo (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Josh Riley (D-NY), Deborah Ross (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.
- H.R. 2821 (119th) FDA Modernization Act 3.0
- H.R. 261 (119th) Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 2493 (119th) Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
- H.R. 1455 (119th) ITS Codification Act
- H.Res. 283 (119th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 2289 (119th) American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 2709 (119th) Telehealth Modernization ActRelated bill
- S. 891 (119th) Bipartisan Health Care ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.