# 116-hr-6612: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6612, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6612
- Congress: 116
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe specified technical qualifications necessary for appointment as a licensed hearing aid specialist in the Veterans Health Administration. Under the bill, at least one licensed hearing aid specialist must be appointed at each VA medical center.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6612)

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