3.0.0 3750 2023-01-11T20:24:31Z 2023-01-11T20:24:31Z House H HR 2007-10-04 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-04T21:11:04Z Referred to 2007-10-04T14:00:50Z Vision Preservation Act of 2008 110 3534 S 2008-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9211-9212) Related bill CRS 2007-10-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-04 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 2007-10-04 True P000523 Rep. 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[D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2008-04-30 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2008-04-30 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2008-05-08 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-05-20 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-06-03 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2008-06-03 False E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2008-06-19 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2008-07-09 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2008-07-10 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-07-15 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2008-11-19 False Health Blind Block grants Continuing education Curricula Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Eye care Eye diseases Federal aid to education Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Health education Higher education Medical education Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Minorities Minority health Nonprofit organizations Occupational therapy Rehabilitation of the disabled Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2007-10-04 Introduced in House 2008-12-30T21:53:51Z Vision Preservation Act of 2007 - 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.

Directs the Secretary to expand and intensify: (1) activities to establish a solid scientific base of knowledge on the prevention, control, and rehabilitation 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 title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations to enable the Secretary to introduce core performance measures on eye health by incorporating vision screening and examination standards into state programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations for vision rehabilitation professional development.

]]> Vision Preservation Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Vision Preservation Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Vision Preservation Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3750ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3750ih.xml 2007-10-04 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.