H.R. 2465: Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-16 · Health · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017

Plain 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.

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Official text

Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 91 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2465, Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 (2017-12-15)

Cosponsors on this site

John B. Larson (D-CT), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tom Cole (R-OK), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and 31 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2465.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2465 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115