United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6227 (109th)
Kids Vision Care Act of 2006
Introduced
28 September 2006
Last action
2 October 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Kids Vision Care Act of 2006 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to states to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children identified by a licensed health care provider or vision screener, with priority to children under age nine; (2) provide treatment or services to correct vision problems of such children; and (3) develop and disseminate educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.
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Timeline
28 September 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 October 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 September 2006 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006
- related to ← Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/6227
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6227
- us · 109-hr-6227 · source updated 5 December 2025