HR 1539 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 17, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 15, 2017
  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 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 15, 2017
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyApr 20, 2017
R-TNDavid P. RoeApr 20, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 20, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonApr 20, 2017
D-OHTim RyanApr 20, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 27, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithMay 17, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 17, 2017
D-GADavid ScottJun 6, 2017
R-OHBill JohnsonJun 15, 2017
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJun 15, 2017
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJun 15, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 21, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinJun 29, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 15, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 15, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 652Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017Related billOct 18, 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 15, 2017Introduced in House

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