{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364839", "Johnson-Matsui Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Creating Federal Definition of Telehealth", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Bill Johnson", "J000292", "billjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\"The opportunities telehealth can provide to the constituents of my very rural district and to Americans around the country hold significant promise.\"\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Yesterday, Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2013.\u00a0 This commonsense, bipartisan bill would clarify the federal definition of telehealth when defining the scope of services that can be delivered via telehealth:  \u201cThe opportunities telehealth can provide to the constituents of my very rural district and to Americans around the country hold significant promise,\u201d said Congressman Johnson.\u00a0 \u201cHaving worked in the Information Technology (IT) industry for over 30 years, I know first-hand the benefits associated with technological innovation.\u00a0 In rural districts such as mine, telehealth capabilities can increase access to quality healthcare and lower costs for patients who might not have access to that care otherwise.\u00a0 I\u2019m proud to have introduced this commonsense, bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Matsui and I urge the House to take this bill up as soon as possible,\u201d Congressman Johnson said.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364839"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8072920609265566, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}