Skip to main content
HRES 1683 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Department of Defense Health promotion and preventive care Hearing, speech, and vision care Medical research Military medicine Military personnel and dependents

Recognizing the Department of Defense for its work in identifying the dangers of tinnitus, or the perception of sound where no external source of such sound exists, for members of the Armed Forces subjected to blast injuries and high-decibel equipment.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the Department of Defense (DOD) for its work in identifying the dangers of tinnitus.

Encourages DOD to continue to educate members of the Armed Forces of the potential threats of unprotected exposure to high-decibel sounds.

Encourages both DOD and public institutions to continue their important work researching this medical condition.

What's happening now October 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2