HR8400-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children’s vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts.

118th Congress Introduced May 14, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children’s vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9ADBA7FA54284BEF8ABD6E29BC1D4AF1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2024.
  • Section HCFCD877A7622423097725B6C5CE33955: 2. Statewide early vision detection and intervention programs and systems related to children’s vision and eye health Part Q of title III of the Public Health...
  • Section H08D322214CD34820B080E79EDFF6A52D: 399Z–3. Statewide early vision detection and intervention programs and systems related to children’s vision and eye health The Secretary, acting through the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children’s vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children’s vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 14, 2024

Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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