H.R. 6993 · 119th Congress

BEACON Act of 2026

Introduced on Jan 9, 2026 by Jack Bergman (R-MI-1). 13 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (May 14, 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Cosponsors
13
6 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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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. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out programs to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research with respect to treatments for traumatic brain injury prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Mental health
  • Neurological disorders
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jack BergmanR-MI-1Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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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. Jan 9, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 9, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jan 22, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Apr 16, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Apr 16, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.
  7. May 14, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. May 14, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
  9. Oct 1, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-838.
  10. Oct 1, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-838.
  11. Oct 1, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 735.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn2 reports
    $920K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2 reports
    $325.1K reported (all issues)
  3. MISSION ROLL CALL2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.