# 117-hr-5981: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021

117-hr-5981, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5981
- Congress: 117
- Title: Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 This bill makes permanent the exemption for telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5981)

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