3.0.0 2671 2021-09-29T20:31:52Z 2021-09-29T20:31:52Z House H HR 2005-05-26 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-17T15:39:54Z Referred to 2005-05-26T14:04:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-15T18:44:30Z Referred to 2005-05-26T14:04:30Z 2005-06-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-06-15 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-05-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1113-1114) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2005-05-26 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2005-05-26 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2005-05-26 True R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2005-06-14 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2005-06-27 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-06-27 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-06-27 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2005-06-27 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. 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Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2005-11-10 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2005-11-10 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2005-12-16 False N000081 Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] BOB NEY R OH 18 2005-12-16 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2005-12-16 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2006-02-08 False L000552 Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] RAY LAHOOD R IL 18 2006-03-02 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2006-03-08 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2006-03-15 False C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2006-03-15 False S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2006-03-15 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2006-03-28 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2006-04-26 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2006-04-26 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2006-05-09 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2006-05-25 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2006-05-25 False M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2006-07-20 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2006-07-27 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2006-07-27 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2006-09-06 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2006-09-07 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2006-09-07 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2006-09-29 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2006-09-29 False Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Ambulatory care Blind Block grants Case management Child health Clinics Coinsurance Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Disabled Economics and Public Finance Epidemiology Eye care Families Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health education Health insurance Health planning Hospital care Law Maternal health services Medical economics Medical fees Medical personnel Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Medicare Minorities Minority health Optometry Performance measurement Physicians Preventive medicine Public service advertising Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Women Health 00 2005-05-26 Introduced in House 2005-08-17T19:59:28Z Vision Preservation Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand and intensify programs to increase awareness of vision problems, including: (1) activities to establish a solid scientific base of knowledge on the prevention and control of vision problems and related disabilities; (2) research within CDC on the prevention and management of vision loss; and (3) programs targeted to prevent vision loss, treat eye and vision conditions, and rehabilitate people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted in underserved and minority communities.

Amends the Social Security Act to include within the maternal and child health service block grant program the introduction of core performance measures on eye health by incorporating vision screening standards into state programs.

Requires the Director of NIH to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to vision loss prevention and vision rehabilitation.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for vision rehabilitation services.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study on barriers faced by medically underserved populations to vision services that are covered under the medicare program, including vision rehabilitation and other vision-related services; and (2) enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to study the cost benefit of providing a universal dilated eye exam under the medicare program.

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