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H.R. 4282

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Summary

H.R. 4282, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 2, 2025 by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R) with 42 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jul 2, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Record

Text

H.R. 4282 has 42 co-sponsors.

hb4282/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4282 IH: Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-02
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EN
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4282 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 2025 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL
To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act .
2.
Amendments
Section 4 of the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7603 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(B)
by moving such redesignated subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
(C)
by striking A seller may and inserting (1)
Sellers generally. —A seller may ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
Online sellers
An online seller of contact lenses shall provide a method that enables an individual to electronically transmit, in accordance with HIPAA privacy regulation (as defined in section 1180(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–9(b)(3) )), a copy of a contact lens prescription for such individual.
(3)
Encryption required
Any protected health information (as defined for purposes of the HIPAA privacy regulation) that an online seller sends pursuant to this section by email shall be encrypted.
;
(2)
in subsection (c)(6), by striking and telephone number and inserting the following: , telephone number, and email address ; and
(3)
in subsection (g), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: but does not include a call made using an artificial or prerecorded voice. .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-02
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R) sponsors H.R. 4282, and 42 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 4282 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jul 2, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4282 has taken 2 actions since Jul 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 2, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 2, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 4282 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4282 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act — Display Title
  • Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 8 firms and 29 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4282 in 30 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONOptometric Health CareVirginia310$200K
1-800 CONTACTSonline sales of contact lensUtah15$375K
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.Utah15
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYVirginia15
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCNew Jersey14
HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY (HCAPS)Advocates for Patient SafetyVirginia11$50K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 29.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2026 first_quarter$3.5M1st Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2025 third_quarter$2.5M3rd Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$1.5M4th Quarter - Report
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INCJOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.2026 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.3M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$750K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$719K1st Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.1-800 CONTACTS, INC.2026 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.1-800 CONTACTS, INC.2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.1-800 CONTACTS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.1-800 CONTACTS, INC.2025 third_quarter$250K3rd Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTS, INC.1-800 CONTACTS, INC.2025 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYHEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYHEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYHEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYHEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETYHEALTH CARE ALLIANCE FOR PATIENT SAFETY2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTSHUTTON STRATEGIES2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report
1-800 CONTACTSHUTTON STRATEGIES2026 first_quarter$75K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4282 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4282’s is Commerce.

hr4282/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4282, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIFFITH:H.R. 4282.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution aswell as Amendment XVI[Page H3189]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com