H.R. 5536 119th Congress House

HEADACHE Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a National Headache Disorders Initiative, to establish an Advisory Council on Headache Disord… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a National Headache Disorders Initiative, to establish an Advisory Council on Headache Disorders Research, Care, and Services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2025 Introduced by: Lori Trahan Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 19, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Headache Education, Access, Diagnosis, and Care Health Equity Act or the HEADACHE Act

This bill temporarily establishes a federal initiative, an advisory council, and related reporting to address headache disorders. The bill defines headache disorder as a medical condition for which a headache is a principal symptom, including primary conditions (e.g., tension-type headaches, migraines) and secondary conditions (i.e., headaches that are symptoms of other health conditions).

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a coordinated federal initiative to take actions that advance research and improve care for headache disorders.

Also, HHS must establish an advisory council comprised of certain federal and non-federal members to advise HHS on headache disorders and hold annual research meetings.

Finally, HHS must annually report to Congress on headache disorders, including (1) an annually updated national plan, (2) evaluations of all relevant federally funded efforts, and (3) recommendations for priority actions.

The requirements of the bill sunset five years after the bill’s enactment.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SENATE
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Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
2 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
Indian Health Service
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