Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004

3.0.0 5295 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z House H HR 2004-10-08 108 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Discharged from 2004-10-09T03:04:58Z Referred to 2004-10-09T03:04:32Z Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 108 4844 HR 2004-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. Related bill CRS Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 108 2657 S 2004-12-23 Became Public Law No: 108-496. Related bill House 2004-10-09 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2004-10-08 23:07:10 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2004-10-08 23:07:00 On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9033-9036) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 2004-10-08 23:07:00 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9033-9036) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-08 23:06:50 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9033-9037) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-10-08 23:05:50 Mr. Murphy asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. Floor H30200 2 House floor actions 2004-10-08 Committee on Government Reform discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2004-10-08 Committee on Government Reform discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2004-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2004-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 N D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2004-10-08 True D000597 Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] JO ANN DAVIS R VA 1 2004-10-08 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2004-10-08 True H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2004-10-08 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2004-10-08 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2004-10-08 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Consumer education Cost accounting Cost effectiveness Dental care Economics and Public Finance Education Eye care Eyeglasses Families Federal employees Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Government contractors Government employees' health insurance Government trust funds Grievance procedures Health Health insurance continuation Hearing Hearing aids Higher education Insurance companies Insurance premiums Judicial review Law Medical economics Office of Personnel Management Productivity in government Recruiting of employees Retiree health benefits Students Survivors' benefits United States Postal Service Government Operations and Politics

00 2004-10-08 Introduced in House 2005-01-10T19:24:24Z Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB).

Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report to Congress on options: (1) for extending health insurance coverage under FEHB to unmarried dependent college students under age 25; and (2) for extending hearing benefits to Federal employees and annuitants, their relatives, and other appropriate classes of individuals.

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81 2004-10-08 Passed House without amendment 2005-01-10T19:25:25Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish and administer programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB).

Authorizes OPM to prescribe reasonable minimum standards for enhanced dental and vision benefits. Allows a full range of dental benefits, including diagnostic, preventive, emergency care, restorative, oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and orthodontics. Allows for diagnostic and preventive vision benefits, including eyewear.

Requires Federal employees to be responsible for 100 percent of the premiums for dental and vision coverage offered under this Act. Imposes requirements for studies, reports, and audits relating to the dental and vision benefit programs established under this Act.

Extends the enhanced dental and vision benefits provided by this Act to employees of the U.S. Postal Service.

Expresses the sense of Congress that Federal employee health insurance benefits should be sufficient to promote the health and productivity of such employees and to support the recruitment and retention of a highly qualified workforce. Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental dental and vision plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution.

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Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 Display Title Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of programs under which supplemental dental and vision benefits are made available to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to expand the contracting authority of the Office of Personnel Management, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 Short Titles as Passed House Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 H House Received in Senate 2004-10-09T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2004-10-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5295ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5295ih.xml Engrossed in House 2004-10-08T04:00:00Z 2004-10-09 Received in the Senate. 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.