Sponsors (15)
Want my take on what this bill would do?
This is not an official government website.
Copyright © 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Daniel Crenshaw · Last progress April 10, 2025
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, through the CDC Director, to collect, analyze, and publicly share information about concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affecting public safety officers. The law directs updating CDC web content and other communication channels for clinicians, employers, mental‑health professionals, patients, researchers, and the public and authorizes supporting model guidelines and collaboration with nonprofits, unions, other governments, and the media.
Insert a new section 393E into Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act titled "Information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers."
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), must collect and make publicly available information on concussion and traumatic brain injury among public safety officers.
The information collected must include research on evidence-based practices, personal protective equipment recommendations, and medical information related to diagnosing, protocols for identifying and treating, and measures for reducing the incidence of concussion and TBI among public safety officers.
Update the CDC website with respect to traumatic brain injury to make the information available.
Develop other means to disseminate the information to medical professionals and public health professionals to improve care and treatment services for public safety officers with concussion or TBI.
Primary affected groups are public safety officers (police, firefighters, emergency medical services, corrections, and others covered by the federal definition): they stand to benefit from improved information, guidance on diagnosis and return-to-duty, and increased attention to occupational concussion/TBI risks. Health care providers and mental health professionals will receive targeted resources and model guidance to improve care and workplace reintegration decisions. Employers and public safety agencies may use published materials and model guidelines to shape training, incident reporting, occupational health policies, and safety protocols. Researchers and public health planners will gain access to consolidated information that can support studies, surveillance, and program design. The requirement may increase CDC workload and could require internal budgeting or reallocation of staff time; because the legislation does not specify funding, implementation could depend on existing CDC resources or future appropriations. State, local, and tribal governments and unions can partner on dissemination but are not mandated to change policies; the law does not impose new operational requirements on them.
Expand sections to see detailed analysis
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House