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Senate bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009

S. 259Introduced Jan 15, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Bond R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 15, 2009 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent

15 of 18 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Bob Casey (D-PA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), E. Nelson (D-NE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jon Tester (D-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Bond.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.