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H.R. 4665 (116th)

Medicare Vision Act of 2019

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 October 2019

Last action

24 January 2020 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.

Sponsors

Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Vision Act of 2019 This bill expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, contact lenses, and vision services, in accordance with specified limitations. Covered services include routine eye examinations and contact lens fittings.

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Timeline

  1. 25 September 2019

    Committee

    Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health Prior to Introduction and Referral.

    Source: Committee

  2. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  4. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 11 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 15 October 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 October 2019

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 17 October 2019

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 17 October 2019

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  10. 22 October 2019

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  11. 22 October 2019

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  12. 6 December 2019

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-327, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 6 December 2019

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-327, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  14. 24 January 2020

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.

    Source: Calendars

  15. 24 January 2020

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-327, Part II.

    Source: Committee

  16. 24 January 2020

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-327, Part II.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported in House (text)

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  • Reported to House, Part I

    summary · EN · 6 December 2019

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