3.0.0 577 2022-02-03T06:08:02Z 2023-01-10T19:18:53Z House H HR 2009-01-15 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-01T17:55:34Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2009-03-04T20:37:15Z Referred to 2009-01-16T20:20:37Z Reported by 2009-03-23T23:56:51Z Markup by 2009-03-04T20:41:45Z Referred to 2009-01-15T15:05:44Z H. Rept. 111-46 Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 111 259 S 2009-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2009-04-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-03-31 14:55:41 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2009-03-31 14:55:40 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 17 (Roll no. 170). (text: CR 3/30/2009 H4090-4091) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 170 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll170.xml House 111 2009-03-31T18:55:40Z 1 2009-03-31 14:55:40 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 17 (Roll no. 170).(text: CR 3/30/2009 H4090-4091) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 170 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll170.xml House 111 2009-03-31T18:55:40Z 1 2009-03-31 14:48:20 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4186-4187) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-03-30 16:26:36 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2009-03-30 16:14:32 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 577. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2009-03-30 16:14:31 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4090-4093) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-03-30 16:14:30 Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00016 2009-03-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-46. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-46. 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Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2009-03-11 False 2009-03-20T04:00:00Z H.R. 577, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20531 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Energy and Commerece on March 4, 2009</p> 2009-03-20T04:00:00Z H.R. 577, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20531 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Energy and Commerece on March 4, 2009 Health Child health Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hearing, speech, and vision care Health 00 2009-01-15 Introduced in House 2009-03-12T18:26:14Z Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, who do not otherwise have coverage for vision services, and who are low-income children, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.

Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services.

Requires the Secretary to coordinate the program under this Act with other federal or state programs that provide services to children.

]]> 17 2009-03-23 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2009-05-12T18:31:05Z Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist to eligible children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children. Defines "eligible child" as a low-income child who: (1) is not eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid; (2) is not eligible for child health assistance under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), unless such plan does not provide coverage of such examination, treatment, or service; (3) does not have health insurance coverage unless no amount is payable under the coverage for such examination, treatment, or service; and (4) is not receiving assistance under state health compensation program or any other federal or state health benefits program.

Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services.

]]> 36 2009-03-31 Passed House amended 2009-05-12T18:32:09Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist to eligible children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children. Defines "eligible child" as a low-income child who: (1) is not eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid; (2) is not eligible for child health assistance under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), unless such plan does not provide coverage of such examination, treatment, or service; (3) does not have health insurance coverage unless no amount is payable under the coverage for such examination, treatment, or service; and (4) is not receiving assistance under state health compensation program or any other federal or state health benefits program.

Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services.

]]> Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to House Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 H House Short Titles as Passed House Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 H House Display Title Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr577rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr577rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr577eh/xml/BILLS-111hr577eh.xml Reported in House 2009-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr577rh/xml/BILLS-111hr577rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr577ih/xml/BILLS-111hr577ih.xml 2009-04-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.