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HR 2173 108th Congress House

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003

Official title: To establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations to children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2004 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationEye care
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FamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesFederal aid to health facilitiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityHealth educationHealth insuranceMedicaidMedical statisticsMedical testsMedically uninsuredOptometryPerformance measurementPhysical examinationsPoor childrenSchool health programsSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purposes of: (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children identified as being at high risk of vision impairment, with priority to go to children under nine years old; (2) providing subsequent treatment or services necessary to correct vision problems; and (3) developing and disseminating educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children.

Directs the Secretary to develop criteria for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of followup services.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program, as appropriate, with other Federal and State programs that provide services to children. Requires a State to submit an application to the Secretary in order to receive a grant, which shall include a plan for the use of the grant.

Requires a State to submit to the Secretary an annual evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under a grant.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3602 Related bill Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 15 Republican 1 Independent 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 22, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 22, 2004
Vitter, David
· Jul 22, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 12, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 12, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 6, 2004
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 30, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 26, 2004
LUCAS, KEN
· Mar 24, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 24, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 11, 2004
TIAHRT, TODD
· Mar 1, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 10, 2004
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 21, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jan 21, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 21, 2004
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Nov 21, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Nov 21, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Nov 12, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 12, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 4, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Nov 4, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 24, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 16, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 16, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2003
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Sep 5, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 5, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 23, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 23, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2173: Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2173/
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"H.R. 2173: Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2173/.
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