# 119-hr-2639: Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025

119-hr-2639, Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2639
- Congress: 119
- Title: Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-23

## Summary

**Permanently expands Medicare telehealth access for Indian health programs and urban Indian organizations.** It would let eligible beneficiaries get certain Medicare telehealth services at any location in the United States, including their home, and would permit audio-only delivery and payment for specified services identified by HCPCS codes beginning April 1, 2025. - Families and patients in tribal communities would be able to receive covered Medicare telehealth care at home anywhere in the U.S., improving access for people who live far from facilities. - Indian health programs and urban Indian organizations would qualify as originating sites for telehealth and would get Medicare coverage and payment when they furnish the specified telehealth services. - Physicians and practitioners who are employed by or under contract with those programs or organizations would be able to provide and bill Medicare for the identified telehealth services, including audio-only visits for HCPCS-coded services.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare home and phone telehealth for tribal care: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare would keep more telehealth options for patients of Indian Health Programs and urban Indian organizations. Starting April 1, 2025, certain listed services could happen from any U.S. location, including your home. Medicare would also cover and pay for some phone-only visits for t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2639 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2639)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2639 (as of 2026-05-23).