3.0.0 8115 2026-07-24T08:09:42Z 2026-07-24T08:09:42Z House H HR 2026-03-26 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8115 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:H.R. 8115.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2777]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-03-26T14:01:25Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-03-26T14:01:20Z 2026-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2026-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001215 Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] Mariannette Miller-Meeks R IA 1 N K000399 Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] Jennifer Kiggans R VA A. 2 2026-07-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2026-04-01T20:34:27Z 00 2026-03-26 Introduced in House 2026-04-27T14:32:58Z Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026

This bill expands the Scott Hannon Initiative for Precision Mental Health, a program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill expands the scope of the initiative by requiring the identification and validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans for repetitive low-level blast exposure, dementia, and other such brain conditions. Currently, the initiative addresses several other conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The VA must work with the Department of Defense to establish a data-sharing partnership under the initiative.

The bill requires the VA to conduct various research studies about repetitive low-level blast exposure under the initiative.

The VA must seek to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to work in tandem with the initiative on validation of brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans and report on the findings at least once every two years.

The VA must assess all in progress and planned translational research studies under the initiative and report to Congress on the assessment.

Additionally, the VA must report to Congress on the initiative at least once every two years and include recommendations for immediate administrative and legislative action to improve the initiative.

The bill authorizes the initiative through FY2030.

]]> Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026 2026-03-27T08:23:23Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2026 2026-03-27T08:23:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To modify the Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2026-03-27T08:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8115ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8115ih.xml 2026-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.