Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Crenshaw
Introduced
Summary
Collect and publish concussion and traumatic brain injury information for public safety officers. This bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to gather research, personal protective equipment recommendations, diagnostic and treatment protocols, and prevention measures and make them publicly available online and through other channels.
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- Public safety officers: Gives officers access to evidence based practices, PPE guidance, and medical information aimed at reducing and treating concussions and traumatic brain injury.
- Families and patients: Provides clearer information on health care specialists and what to expect from diagnosis and treatment to help with recovery and support.
- Medical and mental health professionals: Delivers updated protocols and evidence on diagnosing and treating TBI and on links between TBI and trauma related disorders, mood disorders, and suicidal thoughts.
- Employers and employee representatives: Supplies strategies and model protocols to reduce TBI risks in firefighting, law enforcement, and other public safety activities.
- Researchers and institutions of higher education: Expands data and resources for study and training and can support model guideline development through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
The bill defines "public safety officer" by reference to section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More brain injury guidance for public safety officers
The CDC would collect and share data on concussions and brain injuries in public safety officers. It would update its brain injury website and post advice on diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and protective gear. Messages would be aimed at doctors, mental health providers, employers and unions, patients and families, and researchers and schools. The CDC would consult those groups and could also share through nonprofits, other governments, and the media. The Secretary could fund grants, contracts, or agreements to create model guidelines and best practices. Effective upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crenshaw
TX • R
Cosponsors
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
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