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H.R. 10920 — Introduced in House

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I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10920 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2026Mrs. Cammack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes grants to State professional licensing boards for the development and implementation of policies to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Access and Licensure Portability Act of 2026. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) telehealth is expanding access to health care in the United States, particularly in rural and underserved areas; and (2) reauthorizing the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to State professional licensing boards for the development and implementation of policies to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine will further interstate workforce mobility and reduce administrative barriers to practice medicine across State lines. 3. Reauthorization of incentive grant program to reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine Section 330L(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–18(b)) is amended by striking fiscal years 2002 through 2006 and inserting fiscal years 2026 through 2031.