Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Oct 15, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 22, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 9, 2026 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 146, September 16, 2026, page H5985.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
