3.0.0 564 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z Senate S 2015-02-25 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-09-16T18:30:00Z Referred to 2015-02-25T20:03:45Z Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 114 353 HR 2016-04-29 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS 2015-09-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212. Committee 2015-02-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2015-02-25 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2015-04-13 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2015-04-28 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-04-28 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2015-07-07 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-07-07 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-07-27 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2015-08-05 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2015-10-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-14T15:11:50Z Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act

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.

]]> Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act Display Title Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act Introduced in Senate 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s564is/xml/BILLS-114s564is.xml 2015-09-16 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212. 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.