H.R. 577 - Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
- Sponsor:
- Raymond Green
- Summary:
- To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on March 31, 2009
PASSED on March 31, 2009.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 404
voted NO: 17
10 voted present/not voting
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
H.R. 577 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Children, Vision, Health
- Summary
- To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
- Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
- Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Raymond Green
- Co-Sponsors
- Barton Gordon
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- John Conyers
- Christopher Smith
- Eliot Engel
- Eleanor Norton
- Kathy Castor
- Keith Ellison
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Michael Capuano
- John Boozman
- Patrick Tiberi
- Michael Michaud
- Diana DeGette
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Bruce Braley
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Zoe Lofgren
- John Sullivan
- Doris Matsui
- Timothy Ryan
- Charles Wilson
- Ben Chandler
- Dennis Rehberg
- Joe Courtney
- Neil Abercrombie
- Samuel Graves
- Betty McCollum
- Lynn Woolsey
- Tammy Baldwin
- Lee Terry
- Carolyn Maloney
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Thomas Latham
- José Serrano
- Marcy Kaptur
- Russ Carnahan
- Mike McIntyre
- Frank LoBiondo
- Albio Sires
- David Price
- Betty Sutton
- Elijah Cummings
- Leonard Boswell
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Lois Capps
- John Larson
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Connie Mack
- William Pascrell
- Subjects
- Health
- Child health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/15/2009 Referred to Committee Passed House 3/31/2009 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 577 Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Under Suspension of the Rules 3/31/2009 This bill PASSED the House 404 voted YES 17 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/15/2009 1/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 3/04/2009 Subcommittee on Health Discharged. 3/04/2009 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 3/04/2009 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 3/23/2009 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-46. Put on a legislative calendar 3/23/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16. 3/30/2009 Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 3/30/2009 Considered under suspension of the rules. 3/30/2009 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 577. 3/30/2009 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. 3/31/2009 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 3/31/2009 On Passage - House - H.R. 577 Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Under Suspension of the Rules 4/01/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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