Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions
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7 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR1493: To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes..
HR1493 · 119th Congress
To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
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What HR1493 actually does
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would reauthorize CDC and ACL TBI programs, including surveillance, registries, research, public awareness, and support services.
If passed, it would:
- reauthorize CDC and ACL TBI programs, including surveillance, registries, research, public awareness • require HHS to study long-term symptoms and higher-risk populations and report to Congress.
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This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would require medical care for sports injuries, including at least 3 years of post-separation coverage in covered programs.
If passed, it would
- require medical care for sports injuries, including at least 3 years of post-separation coverage in covered programs • require independent medical care and return-to-play decision-making for student athletes.
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would push states toward minimum concussion-prevention and treatment rules for school sports.
If passed, it would
- push states toward minimum concussion-prevention and treatment rules for school sports • create a House path for federal action on repeated youth-sports head injuries.
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would reauthorize federal TBI surveillance and support programs through 2029.
If passed, it would
- reauthorize federal TBI surveillance and support programs through 2029 • expand focus on higher-risk populations, causes, risk factors, and outcomes.
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would require minimum state concussion-safety requirements for school sports tied to federal education funding.
If passed, it would
- require minimum state concussion-safety requirements for school sports tied to federal education funding • require removal from play, parent notification, and written clearance before return to athletics.
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would establish a national concussion and TBI clearinghouse for best practices, medical knowledge, certification, and research.
If passed, it would
- establish a national concussion and TBI clearinghouse for best practices, medical knowledge, certification • give patients and clinicians a federal source of vetted information and referral help.
This story is about Teen SA country footballer forced to find new sport after eight concussions. This bill would require adherence to NCAA concussion-management practices for brain injury.
If passed, it would
- require adherence to NCAA concussion-management practices for brain injury • allow FTC and state AG enforcement of athlete protections.
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