The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
HR 3419 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by David G. Valadao (R)

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

Extends federal telehealth grant programs through 2030 to expand rural healthcare access.

Tradeoff

Authorizes $42 million annually from through for telehealth networks and resource centers serving rural and underserved areas.

What's in it

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Requires $157 million in over 2026–2031 for telehealth grant programs.

This funds federal grants administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand telehealth networks and resource centers, particularly in rural and underserved regions, over a five-year period.

H.R. 3419, an act to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs · May 2026

Passed the House by on April 21, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 14, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(May 14, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 48 - 0(Sep 17, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-322.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 21, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Apr 22, 2026)