US HB1219 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 78-29)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-29 - 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. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]
Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. William Owens [D-NY]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Robert Schilling [R-IL]Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Allen West [R-FL]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-29HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-29HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Same As/Similar To

HB5800 (Related) 2012-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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