Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (30 Mar 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
S. 3963, the Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the prevalence of brain injuries caused by domestic and sexual violence. Specifically, it requires HHS to distribute a follow-up survey linked to the existing National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, asking about the frequency and circumstances of such injuries, with data collection lasting at least two years and privacy protections in place. Within three years of enactment, HHS would have to submit a report to Congress and post it online analyzing the data and describing steps the department is taking to raise awareness, expand services, and reduce these injuries.
The bill would primarily affect HHS, which would take on new data-collection and reporting duties, and indirectly affects survivors of domestic and sexual violence, whose experiences with brain injury—including from choking or strangulation—would be better documented. Researchers, service providers, and policymakers could use the resulting data and report to inform prevention and treatment efforts. The bill authorizes, but does not specify, funding levels ("such sums as may be necessary") for this work.
The bill was introduced on March 30, 2022, by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, with Senator Joni Ernst as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It did not advance further or receive a vote before the 117th Congress ended, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered again.
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Official summary
Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to collect and analyze data about brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence and publish its findings.
Timeline
30 Mar 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 3963 do?
- S. 3963, the Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022, would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the prevalence of brain injuries caused by domestic and sexual violence. Specifically, it requires HHS to distribute a follow-up survey linked to the existing National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, asking about the frequency and circumstances of such injuries, with data collection lasting at least two years and privacy protections in place. Within three years of enactment, HHS would have to submit a report to Congress and post it online analyzing the data and describing steps the department is taking to raise awareness, expand services, and reduce these injuries. The bill would primarily affect HHS, which would take on new data-collection and reporting duties, and indirectly affects survivors of domestic and sexual violence, whose experiences with brain injury—including from choking or strangulation—would be better documented. Researchers, service providers, and policymakers could use the resulting data and report to inform prevention and treatment efforts. The bill authorizes, but does not specify, funding levels ("such sums as may be necessary") for this work. The bill was introduced on March 30, 2022, by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, with Senator Joni Ernst as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It did not advance further or receive a vote before the 117th Congress ended, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered again.
- Has S. 3963 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3963. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3963?
- S. 3963 was sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), with 5 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3963?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (30 Mar 2022).
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