3.0.0 3866 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z House HR 2019-07-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 122 (Friday, July 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 3866.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 H7157]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-14T19:26:34Z Referred to 2019-07-19T13:31:00Z Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019 116 2810 S 2019-11-20 Star Print ordered on the bill. Related bill CRS 2019-08-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-07-19 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-07-19 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2019-07-19 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-07-19 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-07-19 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-07-19 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-07-25 False R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2019-07-25 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-08-02 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2019-08-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Health technology, devices, supplies Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-19 Introduced in House 2020-09-22T18:27:37Z Hear our Heroes Act of 2019

This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service.

This bill applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma.

The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.

]]> Hear our Heroes Act of 2019 Display Title Hear our Heroes Act of 2019 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 IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Hear our Heroes Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3866ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3866ih.xml 2019-08-14 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.