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H.R. 855: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

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H.R. 855: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

Plain 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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Official text

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · 123 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), William R. Keating (D-MA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and 63 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr855 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113