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S 1012 107th Congress Senate

Healthy Children Learn Act

Official title: A bill to ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated.

Introduced: June 11, 2001 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationElementary school studentsEyeglassesFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesFederal aid to educationHead Start programsHealth educationHealth insuranceHearingHearing aidsHearing disordersHigh school students
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 11, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 11, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6057)
Jun 11, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 11, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Healthy Children Learn Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize early Head Start and Head Start programs to carry out asthma, vision, and hearing screening programs.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary Of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health screening programs for public school children.

Amends the Social Security Act to state that nothing under such Act or other law shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting Medicaid or school-based assistance for children receiving asthma, vision, hearing, or other health screening tests.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 11, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1012: Healthy Children Learn Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1012/
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"S. 1012: Healthy Children Learn Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1012/.
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