# 119-hr-2178: Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025

119-hr-2178, Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2178
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Creates a CDC-led cerebral palsy research program** to fund research, surveillance, education, and training aimed at improving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would carry out the program through the CDC director and may conduct work directly or award grants and contracts, while providing technical assistance to public and nonprofit partners. Research would identify promising diagnostic and treatment avenues, factors that might reduce cerebral palsy prevalence, and the health-care and societal costs, and activities must be evaluated for effectiveness across demographic groups. *Authorizes $5.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2031, increasing federal spending by $5.0 million annually through 2031.*

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New research program on cerebral palsy: benefit, low. This bill would create a federal research program on cerebral palsy at Health and Human Services, run through the CDC. It could fund studies on diagnosis and treatment, what lowers risk, and the health and social costs. It would also support public health tracking and education and training for doc…

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- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-2178 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2178)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2178 (as of 2026-10-16).