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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Sponsor. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district. Republican.
- Introduced:
Jan 30, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017- Status:
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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 2015Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 30, 2015. (compare text)
History
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Jan 30, 2015
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Introduced
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Apr 22, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Jul 15, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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Jul 30, 2015
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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.
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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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