H.R. 4844: Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004
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H.R. 4844: Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004
Plain summary
Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB). Urges Congress to evaluate such supplemental plans to determine the options for, and feasibility of, providing an employer contribution. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to submit a report to Congress describing and evaluating options whereby health insurance coverage under FEHB could be made available to unmarried dependent children under twenty five years of age who are enrolled as full-time students at institutions of higher education.
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Official text
Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4844.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4844 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108