HR 5250 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006

Introduced Apr 27, 2006 Originated House Sponsor James T. Walsh R-NY

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Latest action · May 15, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 27, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to: (1) provide services for young children (currently, limited to infants and newborns); and (2) include diagnostic services among services provided.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers.

Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns, infants, and young children who are identified with a hearing loss through screening are not lost to follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (2) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention.

Amends the definition of "early intervention" to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2006 to Sep 20, 2006; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-AZEd PastorOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalApr 27, 2006
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-KSJim RyunOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.OriginalApr 27, 2006
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-CALois CappsOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-CASam FarrOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalApr 27, 2006
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalApr 27, 2006
D-NCBrad MillerMay 22, 2006
D-SCJames E. ClyburnMay 22, 2006
R-MNMark R. KennedyMay 22, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 22, 2006
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.May 22, 2006
R-NYVito FossellaMay 22, 2006
R-FLAdam H. PutnamJun 13, 2006
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJun 21, 2006
R-AZJ. D. HayworthJul 13, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 17, 2006
D-NJSteven R. RothmanSep 6, 2006
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 13, 2006
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoSep 20, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 27, 2006
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 15, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 27, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Apr 27, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss.
Short Titles as Introduced
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2006Introduced in House

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