# 114-hr-2748: Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2015

114-hr-2748, Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2748
- Congress: 114
- Title: Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover aural rehabilitation services, hearing aids as durable medical equipment, audiology rehabilitation services, and related hearing services.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-2748 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2748)

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- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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- [114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4269)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2748 (as of 2025-11-18).