Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 31, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 30, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the 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) prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; (2) appropriate education, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss; (3) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are identified with a hearing loss through screening receive follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (4) 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 appropriate early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for hearing screening programs and research.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2009 to Mar 4, 2009, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 4, 2009 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 30, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)
- Mar 30, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.
- Mar 30, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 30, 2009Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3199 | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Student aid and college costs
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Referred in Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 23, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 2, 2009Introduced in House
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