3.0.0 3602 2023-01-15T08:33:22Z 2023-01-15T08:33:22Z House H HR 2003-11-21 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-12-04T16:25:58Z Referred to 2003-11-21T14:02:00Z Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003 108 2173 HR 2003-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Children's Access to Vision Act of 2004 108 2749 S 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2003-12-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000440 Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] VITO FOSSELLA R NY 13 N K000078 Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] SUE KELLY R NY W. 19 2003-11-21 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2004-03-22 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2004-03-22 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2004-03-22 False L000558 Rep. Lucas, Ken [D-KY-4] KEN LUCAS D KY 4 2004-03-22 False C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2004-03-22 False M000316 Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] KAREN MCCARTHY D MO 5 2004-03-22 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2004-03-22 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2004-03-22 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2004-04-02 False S000851 Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] CHARLES STENHOLM D TX W. 17 2004-04-02 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2004-04-02 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2004-04-02 False E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2004-04-28 False S000044 Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] MAX SANDLIN D TX 1 2004-04-28 False B000586 Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] SHERWOOD BOEHLERT R NY L. 24 2004-04-28 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2004-04-28 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] NICK LAMPSON D TX 9 2004-04-28 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2004-04-28 False B000072 Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] RICHARD BAKER R LA H. 6 2004-05-11 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-05-11 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2004-05-11 False S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 2004-05-20 False S000303 Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] E. SHAW R FL CLAY 22 2004-05-20 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2004-06-03 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-06-17 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-06-17 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2004-06-17 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2004-06-17 False P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2004-06-22 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2004-06-22 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2004-06-22 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-07-12 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2004-07-12 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2004-07-12 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2004-11-18 False Health Economics and Public Finance Eye care Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to health facilities Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health education Health insurance Medicaid Medical statistics Medical tests Medically uninsured Optometry Performance measurement Physical examinations Poor children Social Welfare Health 00 2003-11-21 Introduced in House 2004-10-27T20:13:39Z Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States for: (1) comprehensive eye examinations for children needing such services, with priority for children under nine years old; (2) subsequent vision treatment or services; and (3) educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program with appropriate Federal and State child services programs. Requires an annual State program evaluation.

]]> Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 Display Title Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-11-21T05:00:00Z 2003-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.