Federal brain injury programs would keep running through 2030. The CDC would collect better data, and states and tribal groups could keep getting support for prevention and care.
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To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes. is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest action on H.R. 1493: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people with traumatic brain injuries, people at higher risk of brain injury, and the state and tribal programs that serve them. It also affects the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services because they would collect data, post public information, and report to Congress. States and American Indian consortia that take grants would face spending rules tied to their own non-federal TBI funding.
Why this matters: Brain injuries can affect memory, mood, work, school, and daily life for years. This bill keeps federal support in place and tries to improve what officials know about who gets hurt and why. Better data could help states, tribes, doctors, and advocates choose stronger prevention and support efforts. The bill may guide future services, but it does not itself guarantee new care.
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Officially: To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
Federal brain injury programs would keep running through 2030. The CDC would collect better data, and states and tribal groups could keep getting support for prevention and care.
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Senate Review
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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (7/21/2026)
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