US SB494 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-9)
Status: Engrossed on August 10 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-10 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on August 10 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-10 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes.
Title
National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Eric Schmitt [R-MO] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Jon Husted [R-OH] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Angela Alsobrooks [D-MD] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. James Justice [R-WV] | Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] |
| Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2026-08-10 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2026-08-10 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2026-08-04 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4426-4427; text: CR S4426-4427) |
| 2026-07-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 526. |
| 2026-07-28 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| 2026-07-22 | Senate | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1189 (Same As) 2025-02-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
