HRES 1437 United States House · 117th Congress

Expressing support for the goals of "World Sight Day" by promoting the importance of accessible, affordable, and inclusive eye care.

HRES 1437 is a symbolic House resolution expressing support for World Sight Day and highlighting the global importance of accessible, affordable, and inclusive eye care. It does not create new laws or allocate funding but emphasizes statistics showing how vision loss impacts health, education, and economic productivity - such as 450 million children needing treatment and 1 billion people lacking eye care access. The resolution urges global prioritization of eye health and draws attention to the need for better vision care services worldwide. As a non-binding expression of support, it directly affects public awareness rather than specific populations through policy changes.
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Oct 2022
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Introduced Oct 14, 2022 Last action Oct 17, 2022
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Oct 17, 2022
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Oct 14, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Oct 14, 2022
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