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S1716Referred to Committee

Vision Lab Choice Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-12
Introduced
22
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Kevin Cramer
Kevin Cramer
Republican · ND · Senator
Votes with party: 35.1% (319 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001096

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (22)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Christopher Murphy (D-CT)Original· 2025-05-12
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)· 2025-08-01
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· 2025-09-03
  • Thom Tillis (R-NC)· 2025-09-03
  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)· 2025-09-30
  • John Boozman (R-AR)· 2025-09-30
  • Ted Budd (R-NC)· 2025-10-21
  • Chuck Grassley (R-IA)· 2025-10-23
  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2025-10-29
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)· 2025-12-17
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)· 2026-01-28
  • Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)· 2026-02-25
  • John Hoeven (R-ND)· 2026-03-18
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2026-03-18
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)· 2026-03-18
  • Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2026-03-24
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· 2026-03-24
  • Tim Kaine (D-VA)· 2026-03-24
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)· 2026-04-15
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)· 2026-04-27

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2025-05-12

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-05-12

Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow Medicare patients to choose their own eye care providers and facilities for vision services, rather than being limited to providers in their insurance network. The change aims to give seniors more flexibility in selecting optometrists or ophthalmologists for eye exams, glasses, and contact lenses while potentially expanding competition among vision care providers.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Health
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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