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HR 3315 115th Congress House

Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017

Official title: To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude limited scope vision insurance coverage from health insurance coverage subje… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude limited scope vision insurance coverage from health insurance coverage subject to the health insurance provider annual fee.

Introduced: November 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHearing, speech, and vision care
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jul 19, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude premiums for limited scope vision benefits from health insurance premiums for purposes of the annual fee on health insurers, which is calculated based on an insurer's share of total nationwide health insurance premiums.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 8, 2017
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Bera, Ami
California · Jul 19, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3315: Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3315/
MLA
"H.R. 3315: Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3315/.
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H.R. 3315, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3315/.
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[H.R. 3315: Protecting Consumer Access to Vision Care Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3315/)
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