US Congress House Bill 8149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-10 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative to identify and validate brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans, with specific consideration for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and traumatic brain injury. The VA must develop data privacy and security measures to ensure the information of veterans participating in the initiative is kept private and secure. Additionally, the VA must make de-identified data collected under the initiative available for research purposes both within and outside of the VA. Data collected under the initiative may not be sold. The VA must also assess the feasibility and advisability of coordinating efforts of the initiative with the Million Veterans Program.

VA Precision Medicine Act

Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]

Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]

Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-10	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-09-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-09-01	House	Introduced in House

SB785 (Related) 2020-10-17 - Became Public Law No: 116-171. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8149/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8149/BILLS-116hr8149ih.pdf