{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8115","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8115,"title":"Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001215","fullName":"Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]","party":"R","state":"IA","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill expands the Scott Hannon Initiative for Precision Mental Health, a program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).</p><p>Specifically, the bill expands the scope of the initiative by requiring the identification and validation of brain and mental health&nbsp;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.</p><p>The VA must work with the Department of Defense to establish a data-sharing partnership under the initiative.</p><p>The bill requires the VA to conduct various research studies about repetitive low-level blast exposure under the initiative.</p><p>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&nbsp;biomarkers among veterans and report on the findings at least once every two years.</p><p>The VA must assess all in progress and planned translational research studies under the initiative and report to Congress on the assessment.</p><p>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.</p><p>The bill authorizes the initiative through FY2030.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-24T08:09:42Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":373,"ts":"2026-08-28T08:39:07.782Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Precision%20Brain%20Health%20Research%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}