Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to improve patient care and provider education. (Such models connect specialists to primary care providers through videoconferencing to facilitate case-based learning, dissemination of best practices, and evaluation of outcomes.)
The Government Accountability Office must report on such models and HHS support for such models.| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-14 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-270. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-14 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-08 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7198) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2873. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7198-7199) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-06 | Floor | Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-11-29 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 154. | Senate |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6525-6526) | Senate |
| 2016-11-29 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2016-04-28 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate |
| 2016-04-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |