# 117-hr-1587: Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021

117-hr-1587, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1587
- Congress: 117
- Title: Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 54
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (54)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1587)

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