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Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act

Introduced: February 25, 2015 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 16, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.
Feb 25, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint licensed hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration.

Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report on: (1) the timely access of veterans to VA hearing health services, and (2) VA contracting policies regarding the provision of hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities.

What's happening now September 16, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 353 Related bill Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 22, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 7, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 28, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2015
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 564: Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-564/
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