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Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999

Introduced: March 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999 - Mandates grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop statewide newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems; and (2) provide technical assistance to State agencies to complement an intramural program and to conduct applied research related to newborn and infant hearing screening, evaluation, and intervention programs and systems. Requires the National Institutes of Health to continue a program of research and development on the efficacy of new screening techniques and technology. Mandates Federal coordination and collaboration with State and local agencies, consumer groups, national medical, health, and education specialty organizations, deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals and their families, qualified professional personnel, and related commercial industries. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now April 7, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 10, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 30, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 26, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 15, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 10, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 11, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 27, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 18, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 18, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1193: Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1193/
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"H.R. 1193: Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1193/.
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H.R. 1193, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1193/.
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