3.0.0 186 2021-09-28T19:59:06Z 2021-09-28T19:59:06Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-14T20:12:27Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:05:48Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T17:05:49Z 2009-01-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-01-06 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 2009-01-06 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2009-01-08 False B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 2009-01-08 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2009-01-08 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-01-08 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-01-08 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-01-08 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2009-01-08 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-01-08 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-01-08 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2009-01-08 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2009-01-08 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2009-01-08 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-01-08 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-01-08 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2009-01-08 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2009-01-08 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2009-01-08 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-01-08 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2009-01-08 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2009-01-09 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2009-01-09 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2009-01-22 False F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2009-03-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2009-03-12 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2009-03-17 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2009-03-23 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-03-24 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2009-04-22 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2009-04-22 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-04-27 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-06-23 False Health Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Hearing, speech, and vision care Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Minority health Health 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-13T19:24:29Z Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of screening for glaucoma to include individuals who are both older than 49 years of age and Hispanic.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award a grant to an eligible entity to provide glaucoma screenings to individuals determined to be at high risk. Requires such an entity to: (1) utilize mobile screening units to test for glaucoma and other eye diseases; (2) target screening activities to populations primarily consisting of high-risk individuals; (3) form partnerships with federally-qualified health centers to increase awareness of the need for glaucoma screenings and to provide screenings for high-risk individuals; and (4) provide grants to approved medical residency training programs to permit participating students to conduct such screenings.

]]> Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009 Display Title Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr186ih/xml/BILLS-111hr186ih.xml 2009-01-14 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.