Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
Latest action · Mar 6, 2025 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 6, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Mar 6, 2025 |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Nov 18, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Oct 1, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2025Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 983 | Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
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- Mar 6, 2025Introduced in House
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