US HB1919 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 in the case of devices furnished on or after October 1, 2015, and before October 1, 2018.

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Title

Steve Gleason Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-05-04HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-04-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-04-21HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-04-21HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-04-21HouseReferred 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.
2015-04-21HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB628 (Related) 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB768 (Related) 2015-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB984 (Same As) 2015-07-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-40. (TXT | PDF)

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