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Ways and Means Committee Member Melissa Hart Co-Sponsors Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Bill
Thursday, June 8th 2006
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...
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Spellings Hails 30th Anniversary of I.D.E.A. Special Education Law
Monday, December 19th 2005
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,...
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Ryun to Spotlight Hearing Aid Tax Credit
Monday, November 21st 2005
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...
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Hearing Aid Tax Credit Co-Sponsorship Increases In Both House and Senate
Monday, August 1st 2005
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...
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H.R. 414 Sponsorship Reaches 64 - S. 1060 Now up to 8
Monday, July 11th 2005
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....
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FCC Reaffirms Hearing Aid & Cell Phone Compatibility Issues
Friday, June 24th 2005
The FCC recently reaffirmed its rules concerning HAC compliance to accommodate technical challenges expressed by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)...
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Senate Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act Introduced
Monday, June 13th 2005
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...
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Senate Hearing Aid Tax Credit Legislation Introduced
Monday, June 6th 2005
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)...
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Hearing on the Hill Looms Large... And Soon
Monday, May 9th 2005
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...
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H.R. 414 Sponsorship Reaches 45
Monday, May 2nd 2005
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,...
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Encourage your Legislators to Become a Member of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus
Monday, April 4th 2005
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...
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Consumer Advocacy Wanted Here!
Monday, March 28th 2005
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...
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Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act Introduced in Congress
Monday, March 21st 2005
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...
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Direct Access to Audiologists & Hearing Aid Tax Credit Bills Introduced in U.S. House
Thursday, February 10th 2005
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...
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Study for Expanded Federal Employee Hearing Benefits Moves Forward
Tuesday, February 8th 2005
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...
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Statement from Stephen Bennett, President and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy, on the Reauthorization of IDEA
Friday, January 7th 2005
(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...
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Congress Passes Updated IDEA Law
Monday, December 13th 2004
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...
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