Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 27, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to commence a project to demonstrate and evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the same or similar manner as coverage is provided for durable medical equipment under such part.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2015 to Nov 29, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 4, 2015 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Nov 29, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2015 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E164)
- Feb 4, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E164 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Feb 4, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 19, February 4, 2015, page H813.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-207 | VARIOUS MEASURES265 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 14, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2050 | Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 21, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
