HR 4665
116th Congress
House
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Medicare Vision Act of 2019
Introduced: October 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Schrier, Kim
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
Jan 24, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-327, Part II.
Dec 6, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-327, Part I.
Oct 22, 2019
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 22, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 17, 2019
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 11, 2019
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.
Oct 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 25, 2019
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Plain-English summary
Medicare Vision Act of 2019
This bill expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, contact lenses, and vision services, in accordance with specified limitations. Covered services include routine eye examinations and contact lens fittings.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
Committees of jurisdiction
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