# 119-sres-417: A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".

119-sres-417, A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-417
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Telehealth expands access to quality health care.** This resolution designates September 14–20, 2025 as Telehealth Awareness Week and highlights telehealth's role in reaching patients with mobility, transportation, and workforce barriers while urging awareness and data collection. - Families and patients: Increases access for people with limited mobility or transportation barriers. In 2024, 25% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one telehealth service. - Medicare trends: Telehealth use grew sharply from about 0.1% of Medicare Part B visits in 2019 to use by 13% of Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. - Behavioral health: Telehealth is a common way to deliver psychotherapy, with about half of common psychotherapy services provided via telehealth in Original Medicare fee-for-service in 2022. - Rural and community clinics: Federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics use telehealth to serve rural and underserved populations. - Policy and providers: The resolution urges raising public awareness, highlighting resources for providers and patients, collecting and analyzing telehealth data, and promoting continuous access across communities and settings.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-sres-417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/417)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-417 (as of 2026-10-01).