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Children's Access to Vision Act of 2005

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Access to Vision 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.

What's happening now May 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2238 Related bill Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 25, 2006
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 4, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 23, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 12, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2328: Children's Access to Vision Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2328/
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"H.R. 2328: Children's Access to Vision Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2328/.
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H.R. 2328, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2328/.
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