House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2013
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 1, 2013 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 855.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H702):The reference to the Commerce Clause is applicable to this bill: ``This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution''Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 202 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 855, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/855
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9e91c5b4cb2a423c18aba21477a9dddd651d3e84b6697cc197338d40c892f328
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 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
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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.