Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 8, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the national program for traumatic brain injury registries to make grants for state traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries (currently, only for registries) to: (1) determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury and related disability; (2) ensure the uniformity of reporting under each such system or registry; (3) link individuals with traumatic brain injury to services and supports; and (4) link such individuals with academic institutions to conduct applied research.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to report to the relevant congressional committees on activities and procedures that can be implemented by the CDC to improve the collection and dissemination of compatible epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury in those who were formerly in the military.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incidence of traumatic brain injury and prevalence of traumatic brain injury related disability; (2) report national trends in traumatic brain injury; (3) identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries; (4) identify interventions and therapies that can prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic conditions related to traumatic brain injury; and (5) develop practice guidelines for such rehabilitation.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012 for NIH's trauma research program.
(Sec. 6) Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to states and American Indian consortia (currently, only to states) to improve access to rehabilitation and other services (currently, to health and other services) regarding traumatic brain injury. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2009-FY2012.
Requires the Administrator and the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to coordinate the collection of data regarding protection and advocacy services. Directs the Administrator to make a grant for training and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems, if funds permit. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2007 to Apr 8, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 8, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 8, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2007Markup Mar 13, 2008Reported Apr 8, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2007Markup Mar 11, 2008Reported Mar 11, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-567.
- Apr 8, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 11, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 7, 2008H.R. 1418, Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008</p>
- Apr 7, 2008H.R. 1418, Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 793 | Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 28, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Authorization
- Brain
- Case management
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Head injuries
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health surveys
- Indian medical care
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Legal services
- Medical research
- Medical statistics
- Minorities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Native Americans
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Trauma care
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 8, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
