# 119-hr-6218: HEAR Act of 2025

119-hr-6218, HEAR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6218
- Congress: 119
- Title: HEAR Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would add hearing rehabilitation services and hearing aids to Medicare coverage.** The bill defines “hearing rehabilitation” to include aural rehabilitation services, comprehensive audiologic assessments, and hearing aids that meet FDA marketing requirements while explicitly excluding over-the-counter hearing aids. - Seniors and Medicare beneficiaries: Would be able to get covered aural rehabilitation, comprehensive hearing assessments, hearing aids, fittings, instruction, counseling, and periodic refittings. To qualify an assessment must show hearing loss appropriate for a hearing aid and beneficiaries generally must not have received the same aid within the past 3 years. - Audiologists, suppliers, and clinics: Would see coverage for a wide range of services they already provide, including assessments, procurement, initial fitting and adjustment, training, and rehabilitation like speech reading and auditory training. Covered services include follow-up refittings and adjustments. - Medicare program and timeline: Hearing aids would be added to durable medical equipment and hearing rehabilitation added to covered services. The bill would take effect upon enactment and the Secretary would set an implementation date between Jan 1 of the year after enactment and Jan 1 three years later.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare coverage for hearing aids: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would cover "hearing rehabilitation," including prescription hearing aids and related aural rehabilitation services. Coverage would include comprehensive audiologic assessments, threshold tests, fittings and adjustments, counseling, auditory training, and periodic refittings. T…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6218)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-4253: Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4253)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6218 (as of 2026-04-21).