H.R. 2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-11 · Health · Latest: 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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Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

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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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Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · 132 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and 72 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2045.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2045 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills