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HR 3508 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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Authorizes the appointment of hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires an eligible person to: (1) hold an associate's degree in hearing instrument sciences or its equivalent from a college or university approved by the VA Secretary or have successfully completed an approved hearing aid specialist apprenticeship program, and (2) be licensed as a hearing aid specialist or its equivalent in a state.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit an annual report on timely access to hearing health services and on contracting policies with respect to providing hearing health services in non-VA facilities, and (2) update and reissue the VHA handbook entitled "VHA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services" to reflect the requirements of this Act.


What's happening now March 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6 Republican 5
BRADY, ROBERT
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 24, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 19, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 29, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Apr 4, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 3, 2014
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 10, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2014
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 27, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 27, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 5, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 2, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 2, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 20, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· Nov 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3508: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3508/
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"H.R. 3508: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3508/.
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H.R. 3508, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3508/.
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