# 119-s-494: National Plan for Epilepsy Act

119-s-494, National Plan for Epilepsy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-494
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Plan for Epilepsy Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**This bill would create a federally coordinated** National Plan for Epilepsy that directs the Department of Health and Human Services to map federal research and services, identify gaps, and push actions to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure epilepsy.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
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- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

## Sources
- [119-s-494 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/494)

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