Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2025

United States119th CongressHR-290House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 14, 2025

Summary

This bill proposes to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, which is vital for enhancing access to educational and healthcare services in underserved rural areas. The program leverages telecommunications technologies to connect communities to essential resources. Specifically, the legislation amends existing law to extend the program's authorization from its current expiration in 2023 to fiscal year 2030 . This action ensures the continued availability of federal funding and support for initiatives that provide distance learning and telemedicine resources to rural populations for several more years.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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