3.0.0 4320 2023-01-11T13:38:03Z 2023-01-11T13:38:03Z House HR 2017-11-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 4320.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H8697]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-09T19:07:25Z Referred to 2017-11-09T14:01:20Z Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2018 115 3235 S 2018-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-11-09 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2017-11-09 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-11-09 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2017-11-09 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-11-09 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2017-11-09 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2017-11-09 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2017-11-09 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2017-11-09 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-11-09 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2017-11-09 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2017-11-09 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2017-11-09 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-11-09 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-11-09 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-11-09 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-11-09 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-11-09 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-11-09 True R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2017-11-09 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-11-09 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2017-11-09 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2017-11-09 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2017-11-09 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2017-11-09 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2017-11-09 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2017-11-09 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2017-11-09 True M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 2017-11-09 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-11-13 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-11-16 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-01-11 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2018-04-18 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2018-09-17 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2018-09-17 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2018-09-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-11-09 Introduced in House 2019-08-22T20:24:48Z Hear Our Heroes Act of 2017

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for veterans with permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, who served on active duty in combat or in a military occupational specialty in which they were exposed to a high level of acoustic trauma.

]]> Hear our Heroes Act of 2017 Display Title Hear our Heroes Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Hear our Heroes Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4320ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4320ih.xml 2017-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.