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H.R. 353: Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

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H.R. 353: Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

Plain summary

Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint licensed hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report on: (1) the timely access of veterans to VA hearing health services, and (2) VA contracting policies regarding the provision of hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities.

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Official text

Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Tom Emmer (R-MN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr353 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114