# 119-hr-8115: Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026

119-hr-8115, Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8115
- Congress: 119
- Title: Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**This bill would expand the VA's Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative to focus on _precision brain health research for veterans_.** It targets repetitive low-level blast exposure, dementia, and other brain and mental health conditions, and it pairs VA research with Defense Department data and targeted large-scale studies. - Veterans and families: Directs focused research on repetitive low-level blast injuries and dementia, requires at least two large-scale implementation studies and at least four large-scale quality-improvement studies, and funds a translational study of growth hormone therapy to test cognitive and quality-of-life effects. - VA and Department of Defense researchers: Requires a VA–DoD data-sharing partnership established within one year, stores DoD data on the initiative's open platform, and mandates biennial reports on therapies developed and the partnership's evaluation. - Research oversight and validation: Requires a National Academies contract within 60 days to validate brain and mental health biomarkers and produce biennial reports, plus ongoing assessments and biennial recommendations to Veterans' Affairs committees. *Authorizes $5.0 million annually for FY2025–2030, totaling $30.0 million in authorized funding for the initiative.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More research on blast injuries and dementia: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would explicitly add repetitive low-level blast exposure and dementia to the VA precision brain initiative. The VA would conduct a big-data assessment of clinical and non-clinical interventions for veterans with likely low-level repetitive blast injuries. The VA would run at le…
- Outside validation of brain health biomarkers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the VA to seek a contract with the National Academies within 60 days after enactment. The Academies would validate brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans. The Academies would report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees at least once ever…
- VA and Defense share brain data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the VA and the Department of Defense to set up a data-sharing partnership within one year. DoD would provide records from the Armed Forces, the United States Special Operations Command, and the Long-Term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium maintain…
- Annual funding for VA brain research: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize $5,000,000 to be appropriated to the VA for each fiscal year 2025 through 2030 to carry out the initiative. This authorization would not itself appropriate the money; actual spending would depend on future appropriations by Congress.
- Regular reviews and reports on the initiative: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the VA to assess all translational studies in progress and planned under the initiative, including those on blast exposure. The VA would send a report on that assessment to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees within 60 days after the assessment ends.…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8115 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8115)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8115 (as of 2026-07-25).