3.0.0 536 2022-02-03T05:38:13Z 2022-02-03T05:38:13Z House H HR 2007-01-17 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-18T13:43:55Z Referred to 2007-01-17T15:04:40Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-19T13:34:19Z Referred to 2007-01-17T15:04:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-02T21:53:39Z Referred to 2007-01-17T15:04:35Z 2007-05-18 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2007-03-19 hsgo25 Information Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2007-02-02 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 N Health Employee health benefits Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Health insurance Hearing aids Labor and Employment Health 00 2007-01-17 Introduced in House 2007-02-17T15:25:39Z Helping America Hear Act of 2007 - Requires each federal employee health benefits plan to provide coverage for at least two hearing aids every three years, except that such plan need not cover more than $2,500 for hearing aids for any individual in any three-year period.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides hospital and surgical benefits to also provide such hearing aid coverage.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance offered in the individual market to provide such coverage.

]]> Helping America Hear Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Helping America Hear Act of 2007 Display Title Helping America Hear Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require coverage of hearing aids under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and private group and individual insurance. Introduced in House 2007-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr536ih/xml/BILLS-110hr536ih.xml 2007-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.