A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Health technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.
USA116th CongressS-4794| Senate
| Updated: 10/1/2020
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Under the program, the FCC provides funding for health care providers to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Health technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication