US HB855 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 95-29)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicaid of services of optometrists.

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Title

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

Sponsors

Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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