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USA119th CongressHR-3541| House 
| Updated: 5/21/2025
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (6)
Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program within 180 days of its enactment. This program aims to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools. Grants will be awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations to acquire portable or mobile eye care equipment and cover essential operational costs, including direct health care delivery expenses. A qualifying eye care services program must furnish these services free of charge, typically utilizing mobile clinics or portable equipment to bring screenings, exams, and an optical shop directly to students at their schools. These programs may involve various healthcare professionals, such as ophthalmic technicians for screenings, optometrists or ophthalmologists for follow-up examinations, and opticians for dispensing glasses. Congress also expresses a sense that grantees should inform students and parents about the importance of adhering to recommended vision screening schedules, with funding authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6008
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6204
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May 21, 2025
Introduced in House
May 21, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6008
    See the Board Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6204
    See the Board Act


  • May 21, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 21, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

Education

See the Board Act

USA119th CongressHR-3541| House 
| Updated: 5/21/2025
This bill mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program within 180 days of its enactment. This program aims to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary and secondary schools. Grants will be awarded to eligible nonprofit organizations to acquire portable or mobile eye care equipment and cover essential operational costs, including direct health care delivery expenses. A qualifying eye care services program must furnish these services free of charge, typically utilizing mobile clinics or portable equipment to bring screenings, exams, and an optical shop directly to students at their schools. These programs may involve various healthcare professionals, such as ophthalmic technicians for screenings, optometrists or ophthalmologists for follow-up examinations, and opticians for dispensing glasses. Congress also expresses a sense that grantees should inform students and parents about the importance of adhering to recommended vision screening schedules, with funding authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6008
See the Board Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6204
See the Board Act
May 21, 2025
Introduced in House
May 21, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6008
    See the Board Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6204
    See the Board Act


  • May 21, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 21, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

Democratic Representative

Connecticut

Cosponsors (6)
Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted