Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) affects approximately 1 per every 200 births in the United States. It is the most common viral cause of birth defects and is the most common cause of non-hereditary hearing loss.

The bipartisan STOP CMV Act (S. 2842) authorizes new funding to incentivize hospitals and other health care facilities that care for children to screen babies for cCMV within the first 21 days after birth. The legislation also authorizes funding to collect data on cCMV and to encourage research, education, and training of health care providers, families, and the general public.

Ally's Act is a bipartisan bill that requires private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants and and osseointegrated devices. Too often insurance denies coverage of these necessary hearing devices.