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Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2019

Introduced: January 24, 2019 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2019

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to youth and sports-related concussion research. Among other things, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a national system to determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth. The National Institutes of Health must also conduct or support specified concussion research, such as research regarding predictors and outcome modifiers of youth concussions.

The bill also temporarily establishes a Concussion Research Commission. The commission must review supported research and make systemic recommendations regarding youth and sports-related concussions.

What's happening now January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 21 Republican 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 20, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· May 19, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jan 24, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 14, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 14, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Jan 14, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 14, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 280: Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-280/
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