Bill would establish a national system to collect TBI data in order to assist research efforts
WASHINGTON, DC - As dozens of organizations from across the country descended on Capitol Hill to participate in the 13th annual Brain Injury Awareness Day, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL), co-chairs of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, today announced the introduction the National Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Treatment Improvement Act of 2014, legislation that would direct the CDC to establish a national system to track the occurrence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and collect data to assist research, prevention, and treatment development efforts.