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HR 415 109th Congress House

Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health HearingMedical feesMedicareSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to qualified audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries and the coverage of audiology services as a Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) medical service.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 277 Identical bill Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 25, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 26, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 26, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Feb 14, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 26, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 6, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 6, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 26, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jan 26, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 415: Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-415/
MLA
"H.R. 415: Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-415/.
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H.R. 415, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-415/.
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