# 119-hres-1090: Expressing support for the designation of February 2026 as "Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month".

119-hres-1090, Expressing support for the designation of February 2026 as "Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1090
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of February 2026 as "Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Raise awareness and improve prevention, detection, and access to eye care.** This resolution would designate February 2026 as Low Vision and Vision Impairment Awareness Month and urges HHS to expand screening, data collection, research, public information, and community-based vision services to reduce preventable vision loss.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1090 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1090)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1090 (as of 2026-08-05).