To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.
Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate the program under this Act with other federal or state programs that provide services to children.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4506)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-376.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-376.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 233.
Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11527-11530)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 507.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11527-11528)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11527-11528)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.