National Plan for Epilepsy Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5353 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5353 To establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mr. Schmitt (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Plan for Epilepsy Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring and unprovoked seizures and affects people of all ages, affecting nearly 3,000,000 adults and 456,000 children in the United States. (2) Epilepsy and seizures can develop in any person …