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HR 1919 114th Congress House

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.

Introduced: May 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedicareNeurological disorders
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 2015
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.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them.

Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount in the case of devices furnished on or after October 1, 2015, and before October 1, 2018.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 628 Related bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
  • S 768 Related bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
  • S 984 Identical bill Steve Gleason Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 14 Republican 9
D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 6, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jul 22, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 15, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 15, 2015
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 7, 2015
Gowdy, Trey
· Jul 7, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 7, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 15, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jun 11, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 3, 2015
McHenry, Patrick
· Jun 3, 2015
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 1, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 21, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 21, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 19, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 19, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· May 19, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 14, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· May 12, 2015
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Apr 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1919: Steve Gleason Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1919/
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"H.R. 1919: Steve Gleason Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1919/.
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H.R. 1919, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1919/.
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