To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4320| House
| Updated: 11/9/2017
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (35)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Hear Our Heroes Act of 2017 This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for veterans with permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, who served on active duty in combat or in a military occupational specialty in which they were exposed to a high level of acoustic trauma.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4320| House
| Updated: 11/9/2017
Hear Our Heroes Act of 2017 This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for veterans with permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, who served on active duty in combat or in a military occupational specialty in which they were exposed to a high level of acoustic trauma.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (35)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability assistanceHearing, speech, and vision careVeterans' pensions and compensation