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House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act

H.R. 855Introduced Feb 27, 2013Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Hall R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 1, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 855.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 855, last updated August 12, 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

123 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 95 Democrats

95 of 123 cosponsors (77%) are from the other party.

John Barrow (D-GA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), John Conyers (D-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and 93 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Hall.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-4 district

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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.