Free eye tests for people at high risk of going blind
H.R. 10476 — Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026 · Filed by Frederica Wilson (D-FL) · 25 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes health plans pay for yearly eye tests at no cost. It covers people over 40 with African, Hispanic, or Asian roots. It covers people with diabetes or a parent with eye disease. It covers all people over 60. The bill gives money to the CDC for free eye tests for people without health plans. It also pays for research on how to treat and stop eye disease.
Who it affects
People with health plans get free eye tests. People without health plans can get free or cheap tests through local health groups. Eye doctors will do more tests.
One thing to notice
The bill tests all people over 60, even those with no other risk signs. The bill gives the CDC ten million dollars over two years to help people without health plans.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
25 cosponsors: 25 Democrats.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- eye disease — A sickness that harms the eye and can cause loss of sight.
- CDC — A group that stops and controls sickness in the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,242 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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