Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2465
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2017-05-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Medicare

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to&nbsp;make permanent the elimination of&nbsp;a specified payment cap&nbsp;under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.</p>

action_date: 2017-12-18
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment, Part I
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to&nbsp;make permanent the elimination of&nbsp;a specified payment cap&nbsp;under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2465 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 . 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, .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 348 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2465 [Report No. 115–469, Part I] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 . 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, .

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