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Steve Gleason Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.

Introduced: December 1, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedicareNeurological disorders
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 1, 2016
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 Latest action December 1, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Steve Gleason Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 1, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 7: Steve Gleason Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-7/
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"S. 7: Steve Gleason Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-7/.
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