United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 353 (114th)
Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015
Introduced
14 January 2015
Last action
29 April 2016 · Committee
Status
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Sponsors
Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Veterans' Access to Hearing Health Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint licensed hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report on: (1) the timely access of veterans to VA hearing health services, and (2) VA contracting policies regarding the provision of hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities.
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Timeline
14 January 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
14 July 2015
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
29 April 2016
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Source: Committee
29 April 2016
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/353
- us · 114-hr-353 · source updated 5 December 2025