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HR 3111 115th Congress House

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Dental careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 30, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action July 14, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 10, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 25, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 25, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 13, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3111: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3111/
MLA
"H.R. 3111: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3111/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3111, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3111/.
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