The CHAMPIONED rating is upheld. The promise (2024-03-20) was to make Medicare's pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities permanent through two named vehicles: the Telehealth Modernization Act and the CONNECT for Health Act. The sources show genuine LEADERSHIP on both, not merely a vote or supporting-cosponsor status. (1) The scott.senate.gov press release (PRIMARY, reachable) confirms verbatim that "U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Telehealth Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill that would extend telehealth access for Americans enrolled in Medicare through fiscal year 2027" — Schatz is a co-lead reintroducer. (2) Maui Now (REPUTABLE_SECONDARY, reachable) confirms verbatim that the CONNECT for Health Act is "led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)" and removes geographic restrictions, expands eligible providers, and eliminates in-person telemental-health requirements. (3) The congress.gov S.1261 page returned HTTP 403 to the automated fetcher (a known congress.gov crawler block, not a dead or fabricated link); every fragment of the cited quote — the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 title, "Sponsor: Mr. Schatz," the April 2, 2025 introduction date, and the "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services" purpose — was independently corroborated through official government sources (govinfo.gov BILLS-119s1261is and GovTrack), so the quote is accurate and Schatz is confirmed as the named primary sponsor. CHAMPIONED rather than FULL is correct because permanence has not yet been enacted (Congress has only passed temporary extensions), but Schatz is demonstrably leading the two named bills. The leadership standard for CHAMPIONED is satisfied.