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- H.R.4164
H.R.4164: Helping America Hear Act of 2005
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced Oct. 27, 2005
- Latest Major Action March 24, 2006
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Helping America Hear Act of 2005 - Requires each federal employee health benefits plan to provide coverage for at least two hearing aids every three years, except that such plan need not cover more than $2,500 for hearing aids for any individual in any three-year period. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides hospital and surgical benefits to also provide such hearing aid...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Referred to House Government Reform
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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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| Oct. 27, 2005 |
Introduced in the House by Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) |