- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 76
- Latest action
- Apr 9, 2025
What it does
The BRAIN Act aims to advance brain tumor research and improve patient care by establishing a Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network and funding for cellular immunotherapy research, creating a public biospecimen reporting system, launching a national awareness campaign on cancer clinical trials and biomarker testing, and supporting pilot programs for brain tumor survivor care. It affects researchers, healthcare providers, patients, and entities handling NIH-funded brain tumor biospecimens, requiring transparency in biospecimen collections and oversight for noncompliance. The bill authorizes specific annual appropriations from 2026 to 2030 for these initiatives, including $50 million for the…
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Adam Smith
- Adelita Grijalva
- Betty McCollum
- Brittany Pettersen
- C. Franklin
- Chellie Pingree
- Dan Goldman
- Darren Soto
- Debbie Dingell
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Deborah Ross
- Derrick Van Orden
- Don Bacon
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Norton
- Emily Randall
- Eric Sorensen
- Eugene Vindman
- Gabe Amo
- George Latimer
- Haley Stevens
- Henry Johnson
- Herbert Conaway
- Jake Auchincloss
- James McGovern
- James Walkinshaw
- Jamie Raskin
- Janelle Bynum
- Jason Crow
- Joe Neguse
- John Joyce
- Jonathan Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Josh Riley
- Julia Brownley
- Julie Johnson
- Kathy Castor
- Kevin Mullin
- Kim Schrier
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds
- Kweisi Mfume
- Lance Gooden
- Laura Gillen
- Lori Trahan
- Lucy McBath
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark Pocan
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Levin
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.