# 119-hr-9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act 119-hr-9195, Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9195 - As of: 2026-10-03 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9195 - Congress: 119 - Title: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-08 - Sponsor: Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY) - Cosponsors: 30 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-03 ## Summary **Language-accessible specialized education** for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, deafblind, blind, or low vision is the bill's central aim. It tightens rules on identification, evaluation, state planning, personnel, and early intervention and creates a federal center to fund research and training. - Children and families: States must identify and evaluate children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, deafblind, blind, or low vision and submit state plan addenda within two years. The law requires services tailored to language and developmental needs, including ASL instruction, Braille, assistive technology, orientation and mobility, intervener services, and family supports. - Educators, interpreters, and state agencies: The bill expands personnel preparation and licensure rules for educational interpreters and interveners, updates IEP requirements to ensure direct language access, and adds data collection and monitoring with policy guidance refreshed at least every five years. - National center and research: The Anne Sullivan Macy Center in the Department of Education will fund research, continuing education, enrichment projects, and higher education programs. Contracts must run at least 5 years. Appropriations are authorized as necessary and must be maintained or increased for at least four subsequent years with carryover capped at 15 percent. ## Cosponsors (30) - Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Stronger IEP rules for sensory kids: benefit, high. If enacted, evaluations and IEPs for children who are blind, deaf, or deafblind would require stronger, research-based assessments. IEPs would presume Braille instruction for blind students unless specific assessments show it is not appropriate and the parent gives written informed consent to withh… - More training for sensory specialists: benefit, medium. If enacted, federally supported personnel programs would have to prepare more teachers and specialists for children with sensory disabilities. That includes teachers of the deaf, teachers for blind students, teachers for deafblind students, early-intervention specialists, qualified interveners, and… - New national center for visual disability: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Education would establish the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence. The Secretary could contract with a consortium for at least five years to run the Center. The Center would fund research, teacher training, enrichment projects for… - School placement and closure rule: benefit, medium. If enacted, States would have to ensure a full continuum of school placements for children with disabilities. That includes regular classes, special classes, specialized schools, home instruction, and hospital or institutional instruction. The bill would treat a State's closure, consolidation, or m… - State plans for sensory-disabled children: benefit, medium. If enacted, each State would have two years to file an addendum to its IDEA plan describing how it finds and serves children who are blind, deaf, or deafblind. The addendum must show how the State ensures valid evaluations, enough qualified staff statewide, Braille and assistive technology access,… ## Related bills - 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act - 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act - 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act ## Sources - [119-hr-9195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9195) ## Related - [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048) - [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993) - [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086) - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-1661: SAFE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1661) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9195 (as of 2026-10-03).