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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

S. 1261Introduced Apr 2, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 2, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

73 cosponsors — 37 Republicans, 34 Democrats, 2 independents

37 of 73 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Jim Banks (R-IN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Justice (R-WV) and 43 more.

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.