HR 576 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

Introduced Jan 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 1, 2019 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. IntroducedJan 15, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.

Cosponsors 86

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Oct 16, 2019; 78 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CARaul RuizOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAKaren BassMar 25, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 25, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 18, 2019
D-TXLloyd DoggettSep 19, 2019
D-TXAl GreenSep 27, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOct 4, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOct 4, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerOct 16, 2019

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 25, 2019
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2019

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 15, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H551-552)
  5. Jan 15, 2019Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H551Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CAJan 15, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H603.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 508Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017Reintroduction ofJan 31, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House

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