Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2023
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (26 Oct 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The proposed bill, S. 3144, titled the Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2023, would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collect and analyze data on brain injuries that occur as a result of domestic or sexual violence. This data collection would focus on the prevalence and circumstances surrounding these injuries and would be conducted for at least two years, while protecting individual privacy.
The bill defines a brain injury as an injury affecting brain function due to trauma, choking, or strangulation stemming from domestic or sexual violence. The Secretary would be authorized to allocate necessary funds for these activities.
Following the data collection, the Secretary would be required to submit a report to Congress and post it online within three years of the bill's enactment. This report would include an analysis of the collected data linking domestic and sexual violence to brain injuries and outline steps the Department of Health and Human Services is taking to address this public health issue. This bill was introduced in the Senate and has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Official summary
Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2023
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect and analyze data about brain injuries resulting from domestic or sexual violence and publish its findings.
Timeline
26 Oct 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 3144 do?
- The proposed bill, S. 3144, titled the Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2023, would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collect and analyze data on brain injuries that occur as a result of domestic or sexual violence. This data collection would focus on the prevalence and circumstances surrounding these injuries and would be conducted for at least two years, while protecting individual privacy. The bill defines a brain injury as an injury affecting brain function due to trauma, choking, or strangulation stemming from domestic or sexual violence. The Secretary would be authorized to allocate necessary funds for these activities. Following the data collection, the Secretary would be required to submit a report to Congress and post it online within three years of the bill's enactment. This report would include an analysis of the collected data linking domestic and sexual violence to brain injuries and outline steps the Department of Health and Human Services is taking to address this public health issue. This bill was introduced in the Senate and has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Has S. 3144 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3144. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3144?
- S. 3144 was sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3144?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (26 Oct 2023).
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