Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 became law 217 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedMar 15, 2017
ReportedApr 26, 2017
Passed one chamberSep 6, 2017
Passed bothOct 3, 2017
LawOct 18, 2017
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 98 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 6, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 11 of 300 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 2,180 words
- Subjects
- Child healthHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMedical research +3 more
- Latest action
- Oct 18, 2017: Became Public Law No: 115-71.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 115th H.R. 1539 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]