# 119-s-5041: Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026

119-s-5041, Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5041
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**National Chronic Pain Information System** to collect, link, and standardize population-level data on chronic pain and guide treatment and policy. It would also require a public Chronic Pain Information Hub, conflict-of-interest disclosures for collaborators, and a report to Congress. - Patients and families would get clearer, aggregated information on how common different chronic pain conditions are, how pain progresses, co-occurring conditions, and evidence about non-opioid and multidisciplinary treatments. - Researchers and public health agencies would gain deidentified medical claims and survey data and common definitions to make studies comparable. The Secretary may seek appropriations for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out these activities. - Clinicians and policymakers would receive translated clinical tools and population research standards to evaluate treatment effectiveness and the use and outcomes of opioid-sparing approaches.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding for national chronic pain research: benefit, medium. This bill would authorize appropriations of "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the chronic pain research and information activities. Actual spending would depend on later annual appropriations by Congress.
- National chronic pain research system: benefit, medium. This bill would direct HHS, with CDC and NIH, to build a national system to study chronic pain. The system would use deidentified medical claims and survey data to clarify who has chronic pain and where gaps exist. It would collect detailed data on conditions, demographics, risk factors, costs, tre…
- Disclosure rules for research collaborators: benefit, low. If enacted, people or groups who work with HHS on this chronic pain research and who receive certain payments from drug or device manufacturers would have to disclose those payments to HHS. HHS would make those disclosures publicly available. The rule applies to the payment types listed in Social S…
- Public chronic pain information hub: benefit, low. If enacted, the CDC director would establish a public Chronic Pain Information Hub online. The Hub would summarize federal data sources, indicators, and peer-reviewed research on chronic pain. It would list CDC's completed, underway, and planned data work and translate findings into clinical tools…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5041 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5041)

## Related
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- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5041 (as of 2026-08-01).