House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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H.R. 3541Introduced May 21, 2025Policy area: Education

Official title: To provide for a grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary schools and secondary schools.

Sponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CT

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 21, 2025
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Latest action: May 21, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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. 3541.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 86, May 21, 2025, Page H2362):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
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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

6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Summer Lee (D-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-5 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.