# 119-hr-2767: BRAIN Act

119-hr-2767, BRAIN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2767
- Congress: 119
- Title: BRAIN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 76
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Boosts brain tumor research and broadens patient access to clinical trials.** It requires public reporting of NIH-funded brain tumor biospecimen collections, funds new multi-institutional research networks for glioblastoma and cellular immunotherapies, launches a national awareness and biomarker-testing campaign, supports survivorship pilot programs, and directs FDA guidance to reduce trial exclusions.

## Cosponsors (76)

- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More NIH funding for brain tumor cures: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIH would fund a Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network to move new treatments into early trials. It would authorize $50 million each year from 2026 to 2030, available until spent. NIH would also fund team science on brain tumor cellular therapy, including CAR-T, at $10 million per year. Exi…
- FDA guidance to include more patients: benefit, low. FDA would issue guidance within one year to reduce unnecessary exclusion of brain tumor and rare cancer patients from trials for other diseases. The guidance would help sponsors and researchers include these patients safely.
- National push on cancer trials and testing: benefit, low. HHS would run a national campaign on cancer clinical trials and biomarker testing. It would receive $10 million total for 2026–2030. Materials, announcements, and outreach would target patients, caregivers, providers, and higher-risk and rural groups. HHS would also fund demonstration projects to t…
- Pilot programs for brain tumor survivors: benefit, low. NIH would fund pilot programs to improve follow-up and care for adult and child brain tumor survivors. Awards could support care coordination, psychosocial supports, and tools to share treatment summaries. Eligible groups include medical schools, children’s hospitals, cancer centers, and community…
- New NIH list of brain tumor specimens: mixed, low. NIH would post a public, searchable list of NIH-funded brain tumor biospecimen collections. Existing collections would need to report within 180 days; new ones within 60 days. Biospecimens include brain tumor tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and similar samples. NIH could withhold funds for repeated or…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2767 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2767)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2767 (as of 2026-10-15).