Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 18, 2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- 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.)
Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.
Cosponsors 91
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2017 to Nov 7, 2017; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | May 16, 2017 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 18, 2017 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | May 18, 2017 |
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 May 16, 2017Markup Oct 4, 2017Reported Dec 18, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2017Markup Sep 13, 2017Reported Sep 13, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 16, 2017Discharged Dec 18, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2017 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2017Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-469, Part I.
- Dec 18, 2017Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Dec 18, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
- Oct 4, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 4, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 13, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
- May 16, 2017Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 15, 2017H.R. 2465, Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 84, May 16, 2017, page H4224.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-47 | EXAMINING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE MEDICARE PROGRAM214 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 20, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1132 | Steve Gleason Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 16, 2017 |
Titles 3
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 make permanent the removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2017Reported in House
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
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