U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR892: A resolution supporting the designation of September 18, 2026, as "National Concussion Awareness Day".
Status: Introduced, September 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 892 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2026 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mrs. Capito ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of September 18, 2026, as National Concussion Awareness Day . Whereas mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as a concussion, is an important health concern for children, teens, and adults; Whereas, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-- (1) there are as many as 1,600,000 to 3,800,000 sports-related concussions annually; (2) as many as 5,300,000 individuals live with the long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury; (3) between 2001 and 2018, an estimated 3,800,000 children under age 17 visited an emergency department because of a traumatic brain injury sustained during sports- or recreation-related activities; (4) in 2024, there were an estimated 68,000 fatalities related to traumatic brain injuries; (5) each year an estimated 283,000 children seek care in emergency departments in the United States for a sports- or recreation-related traumatic brain injury, with traumatic brain injuries sustained in contact sports accounting for approximately 45 percent of those visits; (6) 7 in 10 emergency department visits for sports- or recreation-related traumatic brain injury are for children ages 17 and younger; (7) research suggests that many children with …
Sponsors
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH) · primary sponsor
- Capito, Shelley (R)
Latest actions
- : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4950)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4950)
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SR892?
- SR892 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution supporting the designation of September 18, 2026, as "National Concussion Awareness Day".
- What is the status of SR892?
- Introduced as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4950) (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR892?
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR892?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/892
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