Ellie’s Law
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a focused, multi-year research program to expand knowledge and improve care for unruptured intracranial aneurysms. It emphasizes diverse study populations and directs dedicated funding to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to broaden understanding and management of this condition.
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- Families and patients: About 6.8 million Americans have an unruptured brain aneurysm and roughly 30,000 ruptures happen each year. Many ruptures are deadly or leave survivors with lasting neurological damage and large medical bills.
- Health equity and demographics: Aneurysms are more common in women and the bill directs research to include diverse age, sex, and race groups because rupture risk is higher in Black and Hispanic populations.
- Researchers and NINDS funding: The bill authorizes $20 million per year for five years, totaling $100 million, for NINDS to conduct or support broader research and requires those funds to supplement existing brain aneurysm research.
*Authorizes up to $100 million in appropriations for NINDS over five years.*
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More brain aneurysm research funding
If enacted, the government would authorize $20 million each year from 2026 to 2030 for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The money would fund research on unruptured brain aneurysms, with diverse participants by age, sex, and race. Funds would stay available through September 30, 2033. The money must add to, not replace, existing research funds. This could improve understanding and care over time, but it would not give direct cash to households.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
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