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HR 3150 113th Congress House

Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of hearing aids and related hearing services.

Introduced: September 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2013
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.
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover aural rehabilitation services, hearing aids as durable medical equipment (DME), audiology rehabilitation services, and related hearing services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 12, 2014
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Sep 10, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Mar 14, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 4, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Sep 19, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 19, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 19, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3150: Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3150/
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"H.R. 3150: Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3150/.
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H.R. 3150, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3150/.
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