AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Aug 12, 2025. Analysis updated: Sep 15, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- Reauthorizes HHS programs on traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention, detection, and treatment for fiscal years 2026–2030
- Renames CDC's TBI surveillance and registry grants program after Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Expands scope of existing CDC and Administration for Community Living (ACL) grant programs to states, American Indian consortiums, and protection and advocacy agencies
- Requires CDC to publish information on populations at higher risk for TBIs and prevention strategies for those populations
- Requires HHS to study long-term symptoms and conditions resulting from TBIs and report findings to Congress
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- Documented effects are limited to program reauthorization and expansion requirements; the official summary does not establish projected funding levels, beneficiary numbers, or measurable health outcomes
- HHS is mandated to conduct and report on TBI research and risk factors, but the summary does not specify timelines or resource allocations for these studies
- The bill expands program scope and requirements, but the summary does not quantify or project the impact on service delivery or populations served
03 — The Path
Now what?
- House passed bill on July 20, 2026, by voice vote under suspension of rules
- Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 21, 2026
- No further legislative action recorded in the provided data
Legislative History
Actions.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 20, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 20, 2026 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4646-4647)
- Jul 20, 2026 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4646-4647)
- Jul 20, 2026 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1493.
- Jul 20, 2026 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4646-4648)
- Jul 20, 2026 — Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 2, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 625.