A resolution observing the 50th anniversary of the date on which the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, and remembering the 29 lives lost in one of the worst storms ever recorded on the Great Lakes.
- Last Action
- 11/10/2025
Actions
- 2026-08-10Held at the desk.
- 2026-08-10Received in the House.
- 2026-08-10Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2026-08-04Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4426-4427; text: CR S4426-4427)
- 2026-08-04Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2026-07-28Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526.
- 2026-07-28Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2026-07-28Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2026-07-22Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2025-02-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2025-02-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-10 (00)
National Plan for Epilepsy Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a national plan, form an advisory council, and take other actions to address epilepsy. The requirements sunset on December 31, 2035.
Specifically, the bill requires HHS to carry out a National Plan for Epilepsy to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure epilepsy. In carrying out the plan, HHS must implement activities such as coordinating research and services across all federal agencies and soliciting public comments.
Also, HHS must establish an Advisory Council on Epilepsy Research, Care, and Services. The advisory council must report to HHS and Congress every two years with an evaluation of federally funded efforts.
Additionally, HHS must annually report to Congress with recommended actions based on its assessments of the nation’s progress on epilepsy.
Cosponsors (20)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Jon Husted (R-OH)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Adam Schiff (D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- James Justice (R-WV)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Neurological disorders
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