U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10476: Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Approximately 4.22 million people in the United States were living with glaucoma in 2022, and about 1.49 million people have vision affecting glaucoma with measurable visual field loss. (2) Approximately half of people with glaucoma are unaware they have the disease; one NHANES based analysis estimated about 2.4 million Americans with undiagnosed and untreated glaucoma, representing roughly 78 percent of those with definite disease. (3) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that more than 3 million Americans currently have glaucoma and that this number will increase to about 6.3 million by 2050 as the population ages. (4) Vision loss and blindness substantially increase Medicare and overall medical spending, with earlier work showing that vision loss is associated with billions of dollars in additional non-eye-related medical costs. (5) Adults at higher risk for glaucoma include individuals who are 40 years of age or older and are of African, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian ancestry, as well as individuals with clinical risk factors for glaucoma, including diabetes; a family history of glaucoma; elevated intraocular pressure; very low or very high blood …
Sponsors
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24) · primary sponsor
- Sanford Bishop (D, HD-002)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D, HD-005)
- Lois Frankel (D, HD-FL-22)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
- Robin Kelly (D, HD-002)
- Jennifer McClellan (D, HD-004)
- Kweisi Mfume (D, HD-007)
- Jerrold Nadler (D, HD-012)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Terri Sewell (D, HD-007)
- Brad Sherman (D)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10476?
- HB10476 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026.
- What does HB10476 do?
- In its own words: To require coverage of annual glaucoma screenings for certain individuals, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10476?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: 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. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10476?
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10476?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10476
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