U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6993: BEACON Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out programs to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research with respect to treatments for traumatic brain injury prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out programs to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research with respect to treatments for traumatic brain injury prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out programs to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research with respect to treatments for traumatic brain injury prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans TBI Breakthrough Exploration of Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwide Act of 2026 or the BEACON Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Department of Veterans Affairs grant program for supplemental neurorehabilitation approaches to chronic mild TBI treatment (a) Grant program (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a three-year program (to be known as the TBI Innovation Grant Program ) under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) for the development, implementation, and evaluation of approaches and methodologies for prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments for the treatment of chronic mild traumatic brain injury (in this Act referred to as mTBI ) in veterans. (2) Relationship to other Department activities The grant program required under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in a manner that-- (A) supplements, and does not supplant, other clinical care and research of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to mTBI; and (B) facilitates, as practicable, coordination with Veterans Health Administration facilities for referral, …
Sponsors
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Elfreth (D, HD-003)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R, HD-000)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
- Morgan Luttrell (R, HD-008)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010)
- Nick LaLota (R, HD-NY-1)
- Terri Sewell (D, HD-007)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
- Eric Sorensen (D, HD-017)
- Jeff Crank (R, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 735.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-838.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public-private cooperation, Neurological disorders, Mental health, Veterans' medical care, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB6993?
- HB6993 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): BEACON Act of 2026.
- What does HB6993 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out programs to award grants to eligible entities to conduct research with respect to treatments for traumatic brain injury prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6993?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 735. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6993?
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6993?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6993
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