3.0.0 628 2023-01-11T13:28:58Z 2023-01-11T13:28:58Z House HR 2015-01-30 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 16 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 628.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumeratedby Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to the SocialSecurity Act.[Page H668]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-12T21:41:59Z Referred to 2015-01-30T19:01:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-06T18:42:27Z Referred to 2015-01-30T19:01:15Z Steve Gleason Act of 2015 114 1919 HR 2015-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Steve Gleason Act of 2015 114 984 S 2015-07-30 Became Public Law No: 114-40. Related bill CRS Steve Gleason Act of 2015 114 768 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-12 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-02-06 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-30 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-01-30 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-30 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001159 Rep. 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Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2015-05-19 False G000558 Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] Brett Guthrie R KY 2 2015-05-19 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2015-05-19 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2015-05-19 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2015-05-19 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2015-05-19 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2015-05-19 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2015-05-19 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2015-05-19 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2015-05-21 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 2015-06-03 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2015-06-03 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-06-11 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2015-06-11 False Health Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Hearing, speech, and vision care Medicare Neurological disorders Health 00 2015-01-30 Introduced in House 2015-02-13T19:19:01Z Steve Gleason Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as durable medical equipment any eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for them.

Payment for speech generating devices or accessories shall be made on a rental basis, or in a lump-sum amount for the purchase of the item, without a cap on the amount.

]]> Steve Gleason Act of 2015 Display Title Steve Gleason Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Steve Gleason Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr628ih/xml/BILLS-114hr628ih.xml 2015-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.