# 116-hr-6487: ACCESS Act

116-hr-6487, ACCESS Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6487
- Congress: 116
- Title: ACCESS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 87
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act or the ACCESS Act This bill (1) provides appropriations for the Telehealth Resource Center Program of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy in the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to develop telehealth capacity for certain nursing facilities, and (2) directs other activities to increase access to telehealth services in such facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. HRSA shall award grants, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, to skilled nursing facilities and other nursing facilities to support virtual visits to residents during the emergency. The Department of Health and Human Services must also provide recommendations related to immediately increasing access, during the emergency, to telehealth services for which Medicare and Medicaid payments are available in skilled and other nursing facilities.

## Cosponsors (87)

- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-6487 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6487)

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