S. 984 (114^th): Steve Gleason Act of 2015

A bill 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.

Overview

Introduced:

Apr 16, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jul 30, 2015

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on July 30, 2015.

Law:

Pub.L. 114-40

Sponsor:

David Vitter

Senator from Louisiana

Republican

Text:

Read Text »
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2016
Length: 2 pages

Incorporated Legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 1919: Steve Gleason Act of 2015

Introduced on Apr 21, 2015. 98% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Apr 16, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
Apr 20, 2015		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
Apr 22, 2015		Passed Senate (House next) The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. Read Text »
Jun 2, 2015		Considered by House Committee on Ways and Means A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Jun 24, 2015		Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
Jul 15, 2015		Passed House The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 15, 2015		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 30, 2015		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 984 (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 114^th 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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S. 984 (114th): Steve Gleason Act of 2015