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H.R. 628 (114th): Steve Gleason Act of 2015

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect to speech generating devices.

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Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Sponsor. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 30, 2015
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Jan 30, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 984: Steve Gleason Act of 2015
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 30, 2015. (compare text)
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Congress.gov

History

Jan 30, 2015
 
Introduced

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Apr 22, 2015
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 984 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 628 (114th).
Jul 15, 2015
 
Final Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 984 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 628 (114th).
Jul 30, 2015
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 984 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 628 (114th).

H.R. 628 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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