Bill extends federal brain injury tracking programs through 2030
Passed one chamberH.R. 1493Latest action
Sponsor: Frank Pallone, Jr. · Representative · NJ
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Official title: To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
Topics: Health care
Introduced:
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This bill extends CDC brain injury surveillance and state grant programs through 2030 and renames a key program for Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
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What does this do?
This bill renews expiring federal programs that track and respond to traumatic brain injuries, extending funding through 2030. It renames a core surveillance program after the late Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., directs the CDC to improve data collection on at-risk groups and publish prevention resources online, updates state and tribal grant rules, broadens the legal definition of traumatic brain injury, and requires two new reports to Congress on outreach gaps and long-term health effects.
Who does it affect?
Public health agencies, state health departments, tribal health programs, brain injury survivors, and advocacy organizations that depend on these federal programs and grants.
Why does it matter?
Without renewal, these surveillance and grant programs would have expired, potentially disrupting data collection and state-level services for brain injury survivors.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jul 21, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.