US HB5853 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-11 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-11 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from coverage (and so include) eyeglasses and eye exams for prescribing eye glasses, hearing aids and examinations therefor, and dental care.
Title
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-11 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2014-12-11 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2014-12-11 | House | 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. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5853/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5853/BILLS-113hr5853ih.pdf |
