H.R. 1493 · 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.

Introduced on Feb 21, 2025 by Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6). 6 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 21, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 21, 2025
Cosponsors
6
3 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Neurological disorders
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. May 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  6. Jul 2, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-720.
  7. Jul 2, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-720.
  8. Jul 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 625.
  9. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4646-4648)
  11. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1493.
  12. 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)
  13. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4646-4647)
  14. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jul 21, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC1 report
    $286K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.