Allow Medicare patients to directly access audiology services without needing a physician referral.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025?
The Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 is stalled in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance as of June 8, 2025. Committee leaders must schedule a vote to move these bills forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee hearing or vote. This lack of action is the standard way most legislation ends in Congress.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2757 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 6445 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6445 (118th) →Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 2377 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 2377 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.