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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models, which connect specialists to primary care providers through videoconferencing to facilitate case-based learning, dissemination of best practices, and evaluation of outcomes.
The report must include: (1) an analysis of the use, integration, and impact of such models; (2) a list of such models recently funded by HHS; (3) recommendations to reduce barriers to adoption of such models; (4) opportunities for adoption of such models into HHS programs; and (5) recommendations regarding the role of such models in continuing medical education.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2873 as public Law on Dec 14, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Senate Nov 29, 2016
S. 2873 As Amended
Bill Passed
97 Yea 0 Nay 3 not voting
Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2873 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named S. 2873 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
19 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.