- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 49
- Latest action
- Sep 19, 2025
What it does
The HEADACHE Act would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Headache Disorders Initiative to address the medical, societal, and economic impacts of headache disorders through research, workforce development, data collection, and public awareness efforts. It would also create an Advisory Council on Headache Disorders Research, Care, and Services, composed of federal and non-federal experts—including patient advocates, healthcare providers, and representatives from disproportionately affected communities—to advise the Secretary and meet quarterly for two years. The bill requires annual reports to Congress on federally funded headache disorder efforts,…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Lori Trahan
- Adam Smith
- Andrea Salinas
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Chellie Pingree
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Dan Goldman
- Deborah Ross
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Norton
- Emily Randall
- Frank Mrvan
- Frederica Wilson
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez
- Haley Stevens
- Jahana Hayes
- James McGovern
- James Walkinshaw
- Jamie Raskin
- Janelle Bynum
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jesús García
- Jonathan Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Josh Riley
- Julia Brownley
- Julie Johnson
- Laura Friedman
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Kelly
- Nicolas LaLota
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Patrick Ryan
- Paul Tonko
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Robin Kelly
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Salud Carbajal
- Sarah McBride
- Seth Moulton
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen Lynch
- Terri Sewell
- Thomas Suozzi
- Valerie Foushee
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