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H.R. 2238 109th Congress House

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2005

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

Introduced: June 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E936)
May 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states for providing: (1) comprehensive eye examinations for children, with priority given to children under nine years old; (2) subsequent vision treatment or services to correct vision problems; and (3) educational materials to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop criteria to collect data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services; and (2) coordinate the grant program with appropriate federal and state child services programs. Requires states to annually submit to the Secretary a program evaluation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2328 Related bill Children's Access to Vision Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 72
All 72 Democratic 32 Republican 5 Independent 1
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 13, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 10, 2006
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· May 10, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 3, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 25, 2006
Davis, Geoff
· Mar 2, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Dec 16, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Dec 13, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Oct 28, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 28, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Oct 6, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 22, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 22, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Sep 22, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 15, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 2, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 2, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 28, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Jul 25, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Jul 22, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 20, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Jul 18, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 28, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Jun 21, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 17, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 14, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Jun 8, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Jun 7, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 26, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 26, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· May 26, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 26, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 25, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· May 25, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· May 23, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · May 23, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 19, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 19, 2005
GORDON, BART
· May 19, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 19, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 19, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· May 19, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2238: Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2238/
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"H.R. 2238: Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2238/.
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