House bill · H.R. 2045 (119th Congress)
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (U.S. Representative, TX-37, Democratic)
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Summary
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
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Committee
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · U.S. House of Representatives
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Cosponsors
131
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- Adam Smith
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma S. Adams
- André Carson
- Andrea Salinas
- April McClain Delaney
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Bennie G. Thompson
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- Betty McCollum
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brad Sherman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Chellie Pingree
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Cleo Fields
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Danny K. Davis
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Dingell
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah K. Ross
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Donald Norcross
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Grace Meng
- Greg Casar
- Greg Landsman
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Henry Cuellar
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- James P. McGovern
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Jamie Raskin
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Huffman
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jimmy Gomez
- Joaquin Castro
- John B. Larson
- John Garamendi
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Josh Gottheimer
- Josh Riley
- Joyce Beatty
- Juan Vargas
- Judy Chu
- Julie Johnson
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Laura Friedman
- Lauren Underwood
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Lois Frankel
- Lori Trahan
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Marcy Kaptur
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mark Pocan
- Mark Takano
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Maxine Dexter
- Maxine Waters
- Maxwell Frost
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Mike Levin
- Mike Thompson
- Morgan McGarvey
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nellie Pou
- Nikema Williams
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Raul Ruiz
- Rick Larsen
- Ritchie Torres
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
- Robin L. Kelly
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Sara Jacobs
- Sarah McBride
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Steven Horsford
- Summer L. Lee
- Susie Lee
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Teresa Leger Fernandez
- Terri A. Sewell
- Troy A. Carter
- Val T. Hoyle
- Valerie P. Foushee
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari
Full history
- Nov 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Mar 11, 2025
In committee
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.
U.S. House
- Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
- Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
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- Mar 11, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
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