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S. 800 Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025

Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Moran, Jerry (R-KS)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably on Jul 30, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 27, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Feb 27, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. May 21, 2025
  4. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. May 21, 2025
  5. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Jul 30, 2025

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

Congressional oversightData collection, sharing, protectionGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchMental healthNeurological disordersPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingVeterans' medical care

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • [Markup By, Jul 30, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Jul 30, 2025]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), May 21, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Feb 27, 2025]

Summary

Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025

This bill expands the Scott Hannon Initiative for Precision Mental Health, a program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill expands the scope of the initiative by requiring the identification and validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans for repetitive low-level blast exposure, dementia, and other such brain conditions. Currently, the initiative addresses several other conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The VA must work with the Department of Defense to establish a data-sharing partnership under the initiative.

The bill requires the VA to conduct various research studies about repetitive low-level blast exposure under the initiative.

The VA must seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to work in tandem with the initiative on validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans and report on the findings at least once every two years.

The VA must assess all in progress and planned translational research studies under the initiative and report to Congress on the assessment.

Additionally, the VA must report to Congress on the initiative at least once every two years and include recommendations for immediate administrative and legislative action to improve the initiative.

The bill authorizes the initiative through FY2034.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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