United States · Bill · S
S. 1117 (110th)
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007
Introduced
16 April 2007
Last action
16 April 2007 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4506)
Sponsors
Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007 - 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
16 April 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4506)
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4505-4506)
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 April 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/1117
- us · 110-s-1117 · source updated 5 December 2025