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[H.R. 2465 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 348
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2465

                      [Report No. 115-469, Part I]

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the 
   removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the 
      Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2017

  Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
   Scalise, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Costello of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Lipinski, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Roskam) introduced the following bill; 
  which was 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

                           December 18, 2017

  Additional sponsors: Ms. Pingree, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
 Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Rodney Davis 
 of Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. DeFazio, 
 Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Meng, Mr. 
Meehan, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Cole, Mr. Soto, 
    Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Walz, Mr. 
   Rutherford, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Turner, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. 
 Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Jones, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. 
  Thompson of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Johnson of 
     Georgia, Mr. Heck, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Brownley of 
   California, Mr. Harper, Mr. Kind, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Valadao, Mr. 
  Lowenthal, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
York, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Faso, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. 
 Lofgren, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Tsongas, 
    Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
 Napolitano, Mr. Rush, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Herrera Beutler, 
  Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barletta, Ms. Moore, Mr. 
Emmer, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Curbelo of 
Florida, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Burgess, Mr. 
               King of New York, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Comer

                           December 18, 2017

           Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           December 18, 2017

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the 
   removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the 
      Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. MAKING PERMANENT THE REMOVAL OF THE RENTAL CAP FOR DURABLE 
              MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER MEDICARE WITH RESPECT TO SPEECH 
              GENERATING DEVICES.

    Section 1834(a)(2)(A)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(a)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``and before October 1, 
2018,''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 348

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2465

                      [Report No. 115-469, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the 
   removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the 
      Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 18, 2017

           Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           December 18, 2017

The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed