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Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003

Introduced: November 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States for: (1) comprehensive eye examinations for children needing such services, with priority for children under nine years old; (2) subsequent vision treatment or services; and (3) educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program with appropriate Federal and State child services programs. Requires an annual State program evaluation.

What's happening now December 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2173 Related bill Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003
  • S 2749 Related bill Children's Access to Vision Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 22, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 3, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3602: Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3602/
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