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S. 3668: Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006

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S. 3668: Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-17 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006

Plain summary

Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury; (2) report national trends in traumatic brain injury; (3) identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries; and (4) develop practice guidelines for such rehabilitation. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to states and American Indian consortia (currently, only states) to improve access to rehabilitation (currently, health) and other services regarding traumatic brain injury. Requires the Administration and the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to coordinate the collection of data regarding protection and advocacy services. Directs the Administrator to make a grant for training and technical assistance to protection and advocacy systems, if funds permit.

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Official text

Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 2 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s3668 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109