To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 21, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill reauthorizes from FY2026-FY2030 and expands Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs relating to traumatic brain injuries. It also requires HHS to conduct a study and report to Congress on traumatic brain injuries.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants to states for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries (renaming the program after the late Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr.),
- CDC research and public awareness activities to reduce traumatic brain injuries,
- Administration for Community Living (ACL) grants to states and American Indian consortiums for services and support for individuals living with traumatic brain injuries, and
- ACL grants for protection and advocacy agencies supporting individuals with traumatic brain injuries.
Also, the bill generally expands the scope and requirements of these programs, including by requiring the CDC to publish information on populations at higher risk for traumatic brain injuries and strategies for preventing such injuries in these populations.
Additionally, HHS must conduct a study on long-term symptoms or conditions in people who experience traumatic brain injuries and report the findings to Congress. HHS must also submit a report to Congress on populations with a higher risk of traumatic brain injuries and outreach efforts for such populations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2025 to May 19, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Feb 21, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Feb 21, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 21, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | May 19, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 21, 2025Markup May 21, 2026Reported Jul 2, 2026 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4646-4647)
- Jul 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4646-4648)
- Jul 20, 2026Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1493.
- Jul 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 2, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-720.
- Jul 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 625.
- May 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H4646–H4648Text printed H4646 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Jul 20, 2026 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 35, February 21, 2025, page H730.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 891 | Bipartisan Health Care Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2025 |
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
| S 2898 | Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Related bill | Oct 8, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Intergovernmental relations
- Neurological disorders
- State and local government operations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 2, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced 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.
