HR 2173 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003

Introduced May 20, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 20, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2003 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purposes of: (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children identified as being at high risk of vision impairment, with priority to go to children under nine years old; (2) providing subsequent treatment or services necessary to correct vision problems; and (3) developing and disseminating educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children.

Directs the Secretary to develop criteria for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of followup services.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program, as appropriate, with other Federal and State programs that provide services to children. Requires a State to submit an application to the Secretary in order to receive a grant, which shall include a plan for the use of the grant.

Requires a State to submit to the Secretary an annual evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under a grant.

Cosponsors 100

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2003 to Oct 4, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 11, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 11, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 11, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJun 25, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jul 9, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 9, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 16, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 23, 2003
D-TXGene GreenJul 23, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezJul 23, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenSep 5, 2003
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartSep 5, 2003
D-CALois CappsSep 5, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinSep 5, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieSep 5, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 5, 2003
D-LARodney AlexanderSep 9, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 9, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersSep 16, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaSep 16, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaSep 16, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithSep 29, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheySep 29, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOct 7, 2003
D-AZEd PastorOct 7, 2003
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOct 24, 2003
D-CADennis A. CardozaOct 24, 2003
D-WIRon KindOct 24, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanNov 4, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldNov 4, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturNov 4, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesNov 4, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiNov 4, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumNov 12, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushNov 12, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonNov 12, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeNov 12, 2003
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.Nov 12, 2003
D-TNJim CooperNov 12, 2003
D-ARMike RossNov 12, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelNov 12, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiNov 12, 2003
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaNov 21, 2003
D-MIBart StupakNov 21, 2003
D-LAChristopher JohnNov 21, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerNov 21, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyNov 21, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenDec 8, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJan 21, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenJan 21, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 21, 2004
D-SCJames E. ClyburnJan 21, 2004
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJan 21, 2004
D-NCMelvin L. WattJan 21, 2004
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJan 21, 2004
D-FLRobert WexlerJan 21, 2004
D-NJRush HoltJan 21, 2004
D-OHTim RyanJan 21, 2004
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJan 21, 2004
D-CATom LantosJan 21, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJan 21, 2004
D-CABob FilnerFeb 10, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 10, 2004
D-VAJames P. MoranFeb 10, 2004
D-NCMike McIntyreFeb 10, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroFeb 10, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMar 1, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 1, 2004
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 1, 2004
R-KSTodd TiahrtMar 1, 2004
D-PAChaka FattahMar 3, 2004
D-FLCorrine BrownMar 3, 2004
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMar 3, 2004
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMar 11, 2004
D-GAJohn LewisMar 11, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 11, 2004
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 24, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 24, 2004
D-KYKen LucasMar 24, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezApr 26, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyApr 26, 2004
D-TXCharles W. StenholmApr 30, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 30, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyJun 16, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 17, 2004
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 17, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonJul 6, 2004
D-PATim HoldenJul 6, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsJul 8, 2004
D-FLJim DavisJul 8, 2004
R-CTRob SimmonsJul 8, 2004
D-HIEd CaseJul 12, 2004
D-FLPeter DeutschJul 12, 2004
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 14, 2004
R-LADavid VitterJul 22, 2004
D-WARick LarsenJul 22, 2004
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloSep 22, 2004
D-TNBart GordonSep 23, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverSep 23, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOct 4, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 20, 2003Introduced in House
  3. May 20, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3602Children's Access to Vision Act of 2003Related billDec 4, 2003

Subjects

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