H.R. 4311: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021
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H.R. 4311: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-01 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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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Official title
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021
Plain summary
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 114 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mark Takano (D-CA) and 54 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4311.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr4311 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117