# 119-s-2889: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2025

119-s-2889, Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2889
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Establishes minimum concussion-safety requirements for public schools that receive federal education funding.** It would set rules on training, immediate removal for suspected concussions, medical clearance before return to play, and academic supports for recovering students. - Families and students: Requires schools to send concussion fact sheets, release forms, and treatment plans to parents and students. It also guarantees guidance and gradual academic accommodations and triggers IDEA or Section 504 evaluations if symptoms persist. - Schools and local educational agencies: Must adopt a standard concussion safety and management plan made with community input, train staff including coaches and nurses, post peer-reviewed concussion information, remove suspected-injury students immediately, and get written health clearance before return to athletics. - States and funding: States that do not meet the law's rules within up to five full fiscal years would face a 5 percent cut in Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding for the first year of noncompliance and a 10 percent cut the following year if still noncompliant.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New school concussion protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, each public school district would have to make a concussion safety and management plan with community input. Schools would train staff and post evidence-based concussion information where students and families can see it. If a staff member suspects a concussion, the student would be rem…
- State deadline and funding penalties: cost, medium. If enacted, States that get ESEA funds but do not meet the bill's concussion rules must adopt laws or regulations by the last day of the fifth full fiscal year after enactment. The Secretary of Education could cut a noncompliant State's ESEA funds by 5% in the first fiscal year after that deadline.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2889)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2889 (as of 2026-04-21).