Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
Latest action · Nov 26, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-196.
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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2014
- Passed SenateSep 16, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 13, 2014
- To the PresidentNov 19, 2014
- Became lawNov 26, 2014Public Law 113-196
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 23, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2019 traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention and surveillance or registry programs.
(Sec. 3) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs of grants to states and Indian consortia for TBI services, and protection and advocacy systems to provide services to individuals with TBI.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a plan for the improved coordination of federal activities with respect to TBI that will:
- review interagency coordination efforts;
- identify areas for improved coordination between federal agencies and programs, including those with a focus on serving individuals with disabilities;
- identify adopted recommendations from the report on development and improvement of TBI diagnostic tools and treatments and describe plans to address each recommendation that has not been adopted; and
- incorporate feedback from stakeholders, including individuals with TBI and their caregivers.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the scientific evidence related to brain injury management in children and identify opportunities for research.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2014 to Jul 22, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jun 26, 2014 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 22, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2014Markup Jul 23, 2014Reported Jul 23, 2014 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 26, 2014Signed by President.
- Nov 26, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-196.
- Nov 19, 2014Presented to President.
- Nov 13, 2014Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7964)
- Nov 13, 2014Mr. Latta asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Nov 13, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7964)
- Nov 13, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2014Received in the House.
- Sep 17, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17, 2014Held at the desk.
- Sep 16, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5643; text as passed Senate: CR S5643)
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 23, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483.
- Jul 7, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4214)
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7964Text printed H7964 | Robert E. Latta R-OH | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5643Text printed S5643 | Heidi Heitkamp D-ND | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4755 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4214 | Orrin G. Hatch R-UT | Jul 7, 2014 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 30, 2014S. 2539, Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 23, 2014
CRS reports 11
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 11
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
| R46936 | Legislative Branch: FY2022 Appropriations | Report | May 18, 2022 |
| R40939 | Legislative Branch Revolving Funds | Report | Nov 18, 2021 |
| R46327 | The Office of Technology Assessment: History, Authorities, Issues, and Options Archived | Report | Apr 29, 2020 |
| R45755 | Legislative Branch: FY2020 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 12, 2020 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to traumatic brain injury and to trauma research.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 16, 2014Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 23, 2014Reported to Senate
- Jun 26, 2014Introduced in Senate
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.
