Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5308
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2023-08-29
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education

Health technology, devices, supplies

Rural conditions and development
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program through FY2028. This&nbsp;Department of Agriculture&nbsp;program provides grants to help rural communities gain the technology and training necessary to engage in telemedicine and distance learning.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5308 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 29, 2023 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Ms. Pingree , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Duarte , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Pappas , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Crockett , and Ms. Adams ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To reauthorize the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program of the Department of Agriculture.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023 . 2. Reauthorization of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5 ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 .