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S. 314 (100th)

Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988

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Introduced

14 January 1987

Last action

11 July 1988 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA]

Subjects

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Source updated

14 January 2025

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Summary

Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1987 - Requires that all telephones sold, rented, or otherwise distributed in the United States be hearing aid compatible, except telephones that are manufactured before the effective date of this Act or that are not required to be registered with the Federal Communications Commission.

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Timeline

  1. 14 January 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 January 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 March 1988

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-625.

    Source: Committee

  4. 24 May 1988

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 21 June 1988

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 743.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 21 June 1988

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-391.

    Source: Committee

  7. 21 June 1988

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-391.

    Source: Committee

  8. 11 July 1988

    Floor

    Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2213 as an amendment.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

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  • Indefinitely postponed in Senate

    summary · EN · 11 July 1988

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 21 June 1988

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 14 January 1987

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