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HR 5736 101th Congress House Health Eye diseases Eyeglasses Medicare Prosthesis Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraoccular lenses following cataract surgery.

Introduced: September 27, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 27, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover as a prosthetic device corrective eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery.

What's happening now October 8, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 1, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 27, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 27, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5736: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraoccular lenses following cataract surgery.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5736/
MLA
"H.R. 5736: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraoccular lenses following cataract surgery.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5736/.
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H.R. 5736, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5736/.
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