HR 1493
Passed a chamber
Reauthorizes federal traumatic brain injury prevention, surveillance, and state grant programs through fiscal year 2030, and requires new federal reports and studies on higher-risk populations and long-term effects.
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.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
21-FEB-2025
Referred
21-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
21-MAY-2026
Reported
02-JUL-2026
On the calendar
02-JUL-2026
Passed
20-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
21-JUL-2026
- Authorizes $9,250,000 a year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the CDC's traumatic brain injury surveillance and registry program, which is renamed for Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Authorizes $13,118,000 a year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for state traumatic brain injury grants and protection and advocacy services, and extends eligibility to Tribal grantees.
- Directs the CDC to publish aggregated injury data online, including information on higher-risk populations, and sets a 2030 target for prevention goals.
- Requires HHS to report within two years on higher-risk populations and to study long-term symptoms and links to dementia and mental health conditions.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (21-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 20-JUL-2026).
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3 Republicans