Legislation and Hearing Health

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of AmericaThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has helped fulfill the promise of America for millions of individuals...

Known as H.R. 414 in the congress and S. 1060 in the senate, the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act would allow persons over age 55, or parents of a hearing impaired dependent...

Alexandria, Va. (May 24, 2006) Representative Melissa Hart (R-PA) co-sponsored the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit (H.R. 414) in early May. She is the 105th H.R 414 a...

November 29, 2005--U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings released the following statement on today's 30th anniversary of former President Gerald Ford signing on Nov. 29,...

Alexandria, Va. (November 9, 2005) Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) has been formally invited to testify at a major House Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, November 16, dis...

Three more Representatives co-sponsored H.R. 414 in early July, bringing the total number of formal tax credit supporters in the House to 67. New co-sponsors include Rep. Bob...

Five more Representatives recently co-sponsored H.R. 414, bringing the total number of formal tax credit supporters to 64. New co-sponsors include Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA); Rep....

The FCC recently reaffirmed its rules concerning HAC compliance to accommodate technical challenges expressed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)...

Alexandria, VA, May 27, 2005 Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) introduced S. 1060, the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act on May 18, 2005. The bill was introduced significant b...

Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list 5/24/05The Senate companion bill of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act of 2005 (S. 1060)...

The Hearing Industries Associations (HIA) Hearing on the Hill will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 in the Cannon Caucus Room in the Cannon House Office Building. Over a H...

Four more Representatives co-sponsored H.R. 414 in the past week bringing the total number of formal tax credit supporters to 45. New co-sponsors include Rep. Barney Frank,...

The Congressional Hearing Health Caucus is a bi-partisan, no-dues Caucus of Members of Congress committed to the support of hearing health issues. The Caucus holds briefings...

Medicare Beneficiaries, tell Congress you want direct access to your audiologist!Audiology patients can make an impact! Get Congress to listen! You can become part of the...

Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) re-introduced the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act (HR 414) in the 109th Congress. The Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit would provide a tax credit of...

On Wednesday, January 26, Representative Jim Ryun (R-KS) reintroduced two important bills that did not pass in the 108th Congress. The first is the H.R. 415, the Hea...

The U.S. Congress took a huge step forward in providing broader coverage of hearing services and devices for federal employees and their families under the Federal Employee...

(Washington, DC) As he signed the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) on December 3, President George W. Bush said, All of us understand we have obliga...

Giving Specific Direction to Provide Information on Options for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing ChildrenDenver, CO December 3, 2004 -On November 19, the U.S. Congress reau...