{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1921","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1921,"title":"Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000470","fullName":"Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]","party":"R","state":"MN","district":7}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-06","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to specify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-13T21:04:00Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":443,"ts":"2026-04-15T03:44:24.788Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Hearing%20Device%20Coverage%20Clarification%20Act"}]}}