Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2003
Latest action · Aug 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to qualified audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries and the inclusion of audiology services as a Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) covered medical service.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2003 to Nov 17, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jul 22, 2003 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Jan 27, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 20, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 20, 2004 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | May 11, 2004 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 11, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jun 15, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jun 15, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Nov 17, 2004 |
Withdrew 1 Carolyn McCarthy D-NY Oct 21, 2003
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 8, 2003 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 22, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2003Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hearing Health Accessibility Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2003Introduced in House
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