Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 9, 2020 Referred 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.
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 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and hearing rehabilitation services, in accordance with specified criteria and limitations.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
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 Mar 9, 2020 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2020Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 45, March 9, 2020, page H1556.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202056 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 15, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1106 | HEAR Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 19, 2021 |
| HR 6052 | Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Jun 14, 2018 |
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 coverage under the Medicare program of hearing aids and related hearing services.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
