A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for optometric and medical vision care.

Introduced

26 June 1975

Last action

26 June 1975 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. McGee, Gale W. [D-WY], Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. Fong, Hiram L. [R-HI], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Taft, Robert, Jr. [R-OH], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE], Sen. Pearson, James B. [R-KS], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Mansfield, Mike [D-MT], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI], Sen. Symington, Stuart [D-MO]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

1 August 2024