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H.R. 1246 (111th)

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009

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Introduced

2 March 2009

Last action

31 March 2009 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers. Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; (2) appropriate education, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss; (3) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are identified with a hearing loss through screening receive follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (4) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention. Amends the definition of "early intervention" to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of appropriate early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.

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Timeline

  1. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 March 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 4 March 2009

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  6. 4 March 2009

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 4 March 2009

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  8. 23 March 2009

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 14.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 23 March 2009

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-44.

    Source: Committee

  10. 23 March 2009

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-44.

    Source: Committee

  11. 30 March 2009

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  12. 30 March 2009

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4078)

    Source: Floor

  13. 30 March 2009

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4078)

    Source: Floor

  14. 30 March 2009

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.

    Source: Floor

  15. 30 March 2009

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4078-4079)

    Source: Floor

  16. 30 March 2009

    Floor

    Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  17. 31 March 2009

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

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