# 119-s-4676: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act 119-s-4676, Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-10). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4676 - As of: 2026-07-10 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4676 - Congress: 119 - Title: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-03 - Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-10 ## Summary **Expand and strengthen specialized education and early intervention for children who are deaf, deafblind, blind, visually impaired, or deafdisabled.** This bill would set new evaluation standards, expand Individualized Education Program requirements, boost workforce training, and create a national Anne Sullivan Macy Center for research and professional development. - Families and children: Would require ongoing language assessment, direct access to the child’s primary language including American Sign Language, and supports like Braille instruction, orientation and mobility, assistive technology, socialization, and age-appropriate career education. Braille must be provided unless the IEP Team and the parent use specific written consent to decline. - Educators and workforce: Would require preparation and licensing for qualified teachers and educational interpreters, fund training for teachers of the deafblind and early intervention specialists, and support personnel who serve low-incidence students. - States and schools: Would require State plan addenda within 2 years describing valid evaluations, personnel availability, service delivery, and new data reporting to count low-incidence deaf and blind students across disability categories. - National center and research: Would establish the Anne Sullivan Macy Center to conduct research, run continuing education, and support programs. Funding is authorized as needed with rules that require maintenance or increase for at least 4 following fiscal years and a 15 percent carryover cap. ## Cosponsors (1) - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Stronger IEPs, assessments, and placements: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require new, more detailed evaluations and IEP content for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, deafblind, or visually impaired. Assessments must check language proficiency, access to grade-level work (including ASL), literacy, assistive technology, orien… - More early intervention placement options: benefit, medium. If enacted, early intervention plans for infants and toddlers who are deaf, deafdisabled, deafblind, blind, or visually impaired would require ongoing language checks, direct language access (including ASL), family training, Braille or tactile pre‑literacy exposure, orientation and mobility, and as… - More trained teachers and licensed interpreters: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand preparation and workforce development for teachers of the deaf, deafblind, and visually impaired, interveners, early intervention specialists, and educational interpreters. Educational interpreters would need licensing-consistent preparation and could not be replac… - New Anne Sullivan Macy Center: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Education would create the Anne Sullivan Macy Center for education of children who are blind or visually impaired. The Secretary would contract for at least five years with a consortium that includes colleges, nonprofit associations, and national organizations. The Cen… - State plans for deaf and blind: benefit, medium. If enacted, each State would have two years to file addenda to its IDEA plan for children who are deaf, deafdisabled, or hard of hearing, children who are deafblind, and children who are blind or visually impaired. The addenda must show how the State will use valid assessments, ensure enough qualif… - Federal guidance and monitoring rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Education would publish updated guidance on services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, and for children who are deafblind. The guidance must be issued within one year and updated at least every five years. The Secretary would also conduct enhance… ## Related bills - 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 - 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 - 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act - 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act - 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act ## Sources - [119-s-4676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4676) ## Related - [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949) - [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120) - [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071) - [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022) - [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838) - [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4676 (as of 2026-07-10).