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H.R. 1921

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1921, the Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 1921 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb1921/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1921 IH: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1921  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 6, 2025   Mrs. Fischbach  (for herself and  Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act  .
2.
Active middle ear implant coverage
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics that are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7) ).
(b)
Prosthetic defined
The term  prosthetic  has the meaning given such term in section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 6, 2025

hb1921/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/06/2025)

Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.

Sponsors

Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) sponsors H.R. 1921, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1921 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1921 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1921 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1921.

Titles

H.R. 1921 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act — Display Title
  • Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1921 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENVOY MEDICAL CORPORATIONMedical device companyMinnesota11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
PATRICIA DELOATCHE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ENVOY MEDICAL CORPORATIONSIDLEY AUSTIN LLP2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1921 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1921’s is Health.

hr1921/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1921, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. FISCHBACH:H.R. 1921.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1039]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com