HR 2506
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Hearing and Assessment Act
Introduced: May 19, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
May 19, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
May 19, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
May 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5808)
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Hearing and Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that tinnitus is one of the leading service-connected disability issues that is not being addressed.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces receives a hearing evaluation that includes a screening for tinnitus before the member is deployed and after the member returns from a deployment.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Auditory Centers of Excellence; and (2) ensure that research is conducted at VA facilities on the prevention, treatment, and curing of tinnitus.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1