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Medicare Hearing Act of 2019

Introduced: October 8, 2019 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.
Jan 24, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-326, Part II.
Dec 6, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-326, Part I.
Oct 22, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 22, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 2019
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Oct 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2019
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.
Oct 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 25, 2019
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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Medicare Hearing Act of 2019

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include hearing aids and hearing rehabilitation and treatment services, in accordance with specified limitations.

What's happening now January 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4618: Medicare Hearing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4618/
MLA
"H.R. 4618: Medicare Hearing Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4618/.
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H.R. 4618, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4618/.
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[H.R. 4618: Medicare Hearing Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4618/)
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