The EDVI Act would establish the first federal program to address children’s vision and eye health.
Passing this important legislation would indicate Congress’s commitment to protecting the eyesight of our nation’s children and preventing avoidable vision loss and blindness in children.
The following information is meant to provide an overview of the EDVI Act. For the most recent text of the legislation and other official legislative documents, please refer to the official legislative text on congress.gov: H.R. 8400, To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children’s vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts.
