CDC to collect and share concussion data for police, firefighters
H.R. 2830 — Public Safety Officer Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act of 2025 · Filed by Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) · 15 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill directs the CDC to collect and publicly share information about concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers. It requires the CDC to update its website, work with medical professionals, employers, mental health providers, and researchers to disseminate evidence-based treatment protocols and prevention strategies, and may fund grants to develop best-practice guidelines for diagnosing and treating TBI in this population.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is a directive to the CDC to collect, organize, and disseminate existing and new information on concussion and TBI in public safety workers. It is a straightforward public health data and education initiative with no deregulatory, subsidy, or liability-shield component.
What the text implies
- The bill does not appropriate funds explicitly; implementation depends on CDC budget allocation and congressional appropriations. If unfunded, dissemination may be limited to website updates only.
- The definition of 'public safety officer' is cross-referenced to section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the scope of covered workers depends on that statute's definition, which is not restated here.
- The bill authorizes (but does not require) the Secretary to fund grants and contracts for model guidelines and evidence-based practices. The actual investment in research and guideline development is discretionary and subject to appropriations.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Public safety officers and their families gain access to evidence-based information on diagnosing, treating, and preventing concussion and TBI—conditions with serious long-term health consequences. The bill creates no new restrictions on citizens' rights or remedies; it expands public health information infrastructure at no apparent cost to the general public.
Named in the bill
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Public Health Service Act, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Where it stands
15 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Apr 10, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $110,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 11 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.
Dan Crenshaw, the sponsor, reported $606,011 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- National Athletic Trainers Association — $60,000 on 2 filings
- Peace Officers Research Association of California — $50,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 19, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,395 characters) on May 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 19, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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