House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for low vision devices under Medicare, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. William Owens D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2014
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 29, 2014 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3975.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OWENS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1512):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 125 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3975, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3975
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ce066f34a2b4d4875be279b2c3359376e539b0fb324ebe54eb5459e5d62a9063
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3975, last updated January 3, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Owens.
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- H.R. 1140 (113th) Family Friendly HSA Improvement Act of 2013
- H.R. 1298 (113th) To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.