H.R. 508 - Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017
- Sponsor:
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Summary:
- To expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017
H.R. 508 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)
- Summary
- To expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
- Other Titles
- Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
- Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017
- Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017
- Sponsor
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Co-Sponsors
- Pete Aguilar
- Karen Bass
- Joyce Beatty
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Julia Brownley
- Cheri Bustos
- G. K. Butterfield
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- André Carson
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- James E. Clyburn
- Steve Cohen
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- J. Luis Correa
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Danny K. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- John K. Delaney
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Debbie Dingell
- Adriano Espaillat
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Dwight Evans
- Bill Foster
- Ruben Gallego
- John Garamendi
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Al Green
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Colleen Hanabusa
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Brian Higgins
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Marcy Kaptur
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- John Lewis
- Ted Lieu
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Nita M. Lowey
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Doris O. Matsui
- Betty McCollum
- A. Donald McEachin
- James P. McGovern
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Seth Moulton
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Tom O’Halleran
- Beto O’Rourke
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott H. Peters
- Chellie Pingree
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Mark Pocan
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
- Kathleen M. Rice
- Cedric L. Richmond
- Raul Ruiz
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
- John P. Sarbanes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- David Scott
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- José E. Serrano
- Terri A. Sewell
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Brad Sherman
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Darren Soto
- Jackie Speier
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takano
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Norma J. Torres
- Niki Tsongas
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Filemon Vela
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Peter Welch
- Frederica S. Wilson
- John A. Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Health
- Dental care
- Health care coverage and access
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Medicare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/12/2017 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/12/2017 1/12/2017 Introduced in House 1/12/2017 Referred 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. 1/12/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. 1/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Elderly issues/Social Security, which…
support this bill
Elderly issues/Social Security | $77,352 |
$77,352 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org