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Latest Update: Monday, May, 12th 2008

A bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.

4/8/2008--Passed House amended.    (There are 3 other summaries)

Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the national program for traumatic brain injury registries to make grants for state traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries (currently, only for registries) to: (1) determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury and related disability; (2) ensure the uniformity of reporting under each such system or registry; (3) link individuals with traumatic brain injury to services and supports; and (4) link such individuals with academic institutions to conduct applied research.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to report to the relevant congressional committees on activities and procedures that can be implemented by the CDC to improve the collection and dissemination of compatible epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury in individuals who were formerly in the military.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incidence of traumatic brain injury and prevalence of traumatic brain injury related disability; (2) report national trends in traumatic brain injury; (3) identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries; (4) identify interventions and therapies that can prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic conditions related to traumatic brain injury; and (5) develop practice guidelines for such rehabilitation.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012 for NIH's trauma research program.

(Sec. 6) Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to states and American Indian consortia (currently, only to states) to improve access to rehabilitation and other services (currently, to health and other services) regarding traumatic brain injury. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2009-FY2012.

Requires the Administrator and the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to coordinate the collection of data regarding protection and advocacy services. Directs the Administrator to make a grant for training and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems, if funds permit. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.

Latest Actions
  • 04/28/2008 - Signed by President.
  • 04/28/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-206.
  • 04/17/2008 - Presented to President.
  • 04/14/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 04/10/2008 - Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2952-2954)
  • 04/10/2008 - Cleared for White House.
  • 04/10/2008 - Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2952-2954; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S2952-2953)
  • 04/09/2008 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
  • 04/08/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2041-2045)
  • 04/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2047-2048)
  • 04/08/2008 - Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 04/08/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 1 (Roll no. 163). (text: CR H2041-2043)
  • 04/08/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
  • 04/08/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 793.
  • 04/08/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  • 04/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
  • 04/08/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 1 (Roll no. 163).
  • 04/08/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 12/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 12/12/2007 - Received in the House.
  • 12/12/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 12/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 12/11/2007 - S.AMDT.3831 Amendment SA 3831 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S15154) In the nature of a substitute.
  • 12/11/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S15152-15154; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15152-15153)
  • 12/11/2007 - S.AMDT.3831 Amendment SA 3831 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S15152-15154) In the nature of a substitute.
  • 12/11/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  • 12/11/2007 - S.AMDT.3831 Amendment SA 3831 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kennedy. In the nature of a substitute.
  • 12/11/2007 - S.AMDT.3831 Amendment SA 3831 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
  • 12/11/2007 - The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
  • 12/11/2007 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-140.
  • 08/01/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
  • 06/27/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 06/27/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. S-211. 11:00 a.m.
  • 03/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2801-2802)
  • 03/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2802-2803)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.793 Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate04/15/2008
S.793 Engrossed Amendment as Agreed to by House04/09/2008
S.793 Referred to House Committee after being Received from Senate12/15/2007
S.793 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate12/12/2007
S.793 Introduced in Senate12/12/2007
S.793 Reported in Senate08/31/2007

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