To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced
Summary
Strengthen national TBI surveillance, data, and services. This bill would expand federal tracking and response for traumatic brain injury to capture prevalence, concussion outcomes, and risks for higher‑risk groups and to push prevention information to those groups.
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- People with TBI and higher‑risk populations (for example survivors of domestic or sexual violence, public safety officers, and tribal communities) would see more targeted data, prevention guidance, and attention to short‑ and long‑term concussion outcomes.
- State and tribal TBI programs would face a prior‑year maintenance‑of‑effort requirement while the Secretary could waive up to 50 percent of matching funds for a single year; protections and advocacy grants would be extended through 2026–2030.
- Researchers and public health agencies would get expanded surveillance tools and reporting duties. The CDC would publish aggregated TBI and concussion data and the Department of Health and Human Services would conduct a long‑term study with a public report due within two years.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Broader definition of traumatic brain injury
If enacted, the bill would broaden who counts as having a traumatic brain injury for federal programs and data. It would include acquired injuries, such as anoxia from trauma and some infections, toxicity, surgery, or vascular problems not tied to aging. It would exclude brain issues from congenital or degenerative disorders, or birth trauma. The Secretary could revise the definition after consulting States and experts. The change would take effect upon enactment.
More TBI tracking, studies, and funding
If enacted, the bill would widen national TBI tracking and public reporting. It would collect prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and, when relevant, a person’s job. The CDC would post aggregated TBI and concussion data online, including info for higher-risk groups. HHS would study long-term TBI symptoms and report to Congress within two years; if HHS does the study itself, it would post the report on its website. It would also authorize these TBI programs to receive funding for 2026 through 2030.
New rules for state TBI grants
If enacted, the bill would set new rules for State and Tribal TBI grants. States would have to keep their own spending at least at last year’s level for grant activities. A State or Tribal consortium could ask the Secretary to waive up to 50% of the required match for one fiscal year if the match would block the program’s goals. Outreach would need to consider higher-risk groups and include Tribal entities. These conditions would apply upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Roll Call Votes
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