Senate names September 14-20, 2025 as Telehealth Awareness Week
S.Res. 417 — A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as "Telehealth Awareness Week". · Filed by Brian Schatz (D-HI) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 19, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a Senate statement. It names September 14 through September 20, 2025 as Telehealth Awareness Week. The statement does not create new laws or spend money. It backs video doctor visits. It asks people to learn more and gather facts.
Who it affects
This statement does not require anyone to do anything or spend money. It backs video doctor visits that help patients. This helps people in rural areas most.
One thing to notice
The statement mentions worry about gaps in Medicare pay for video doctor visits. This may show the Senate wants to keep this pay going.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
- Sep 19, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- statement — A formal message from Congress or the Senate that backs something but does not make a law.
- video doctor visits — Medical care given to patients through video, phone, or online tools instead of in person.
- Medicare — A government health plan for people age 65 and older and some younger people with disabilities.
- rural — Areas far from cities and towns, often with fewer doctors and hospitals nearby.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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