Bill · H.R. 6823· House(119-HR-6823)
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to facilitate the development of certain traumatic brain injury diagnostics for members of the Armed Forces.
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 12/17/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Lori Trahan
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to create a pilot program called the "Warfighter Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics Project." The program aims to develop and test technologies used to diagnose traumatic brain injuries in members of the Armed Forces, particularly during operational deployments and combat. It tasks the Secretary with assessing how these technologies can distinguish between injury severity and integrate with other diagnostic tools. The program will facilitate the research, testing, and production of these diagnostic technologies. To achieve this, the Secretary may award grants to eligible entities for research and manufacturing development. The program is authorized to run through September 30, 2029.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this put more money into scientific research?+7
The bill authorizes up to $20 million in total for research, development, and testing of brain injury diagnostics.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+6
The program enhances the long-term health and medical prognosis for service members and veterans facing brain injuries.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+6
The bill improves the medical diagnostic capabilities for service members dealing with traumatic brain injuries.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Health and Survival: The program seeks to integrate diagnostic technologies to enhance the health, survival, and long-term prognosis of members of the Armed Forces (Section 1(a)(2)(C)).
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Better Brain Health and Readiness: The development of these technologies is intended to improve military readiness through the improved brain health of service members (Section 1(a)(2)(D)).
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More Accurate Injury Assessment: The technologies aim to address the medical burden of traumatic brain injuries by more accurately assessing and quantifying acute exposure (Section 1(a)(2)(E)).
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Improved Diagnostic Capabilities: The program assesses technologies to see if they can distinguish between mild traumatic brain injury and moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (Section 1(a)(2)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+7
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+6
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+6
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5
- 4/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
William KeatingDemocrat · Massachusetts
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
August PflugerRepublican · Texas