HR 2379 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Federal Employee Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act

Introduced Jun 28, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Elijah E. Cummings D-MD

Latest action · Jul 10, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 28, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Employee Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act - Requires that a contract made or a health benefits plan approved under the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program provide coverage for screening for glaucoma for individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma, individuals with a family history of glaucoma, and individuals with diabetes.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2001 to Sep 18, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Jun 28, 2001
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn		Jul 11, 2001
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Jul 11, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Jul 11, 2001
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Jul 11, 2001
D-TX	Martin Frost		Jul 11, 2001
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones		Jul 11, 2001
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Jul 17, 2001
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Jul 17, 2001
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey		Jul 17, 2001
R-OH	Michael G. Oxley		Jul 17, 2001
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers		Jul 19, 2001
D-FL	Robert Wexler		Jul 19, 2001
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Jul 19, 2001
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Jul 27, 2001
D-CA	Nancy Pelosi		Jul 27, 2001
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Sep 24, 2001
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Sep 24, 2001
D-MI	David E. Bonior		Sep 24, 2001
D-VA	James P. Moran		Nov 14, 2001
R-MD	Constance A. Morella		Dec 19, 2001
D-NY	Edolphus Towns		Dec 19, 2001
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Dec 19, 2001
D-NJ	Rush Holt		Dec 19, 2001
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Jan 29, 2002
D-CA	Joe Baca		Jan 29, 2002
D-ME	Thomas H. Allen		Sep 18, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jun 28, 2001
	Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee	Referred Jul 10, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jun 28, 2001Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the health benefits program for Federal employees covers screening for glaucoma.
Short Titles as Introduced: Federal Employee Health Benefits Glaucoma Screening Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 28, 2001Introduced in House

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