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HR 176 105th Congress House

Hearing Care for Federal Employees Act

Official title: To provide for hearing care services by audiologists to Federal civilian employees.

Introduced: July 23, 1997 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal employeesGovernment employees' health insuranceGovernment service contractsHealthHearing disorders
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jan 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E17)
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 Latest action January 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hearing Care for Federal Employees Act - Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to contract with carriers that provide health services performed by clinical audiologists.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 23, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 23, 1997
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 1, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 176: Hearing Care for Federal Employees Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-176/
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"H.R. 176: Hearing Care for Federal Employees Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-176/.
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H.R. 176, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-176/.
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