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House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing spotlights push for U.S. 'global brain health' legislation
Summary
Witnesses told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that Alzheimer’s, autism and childhood brain conditions require a coordinated U.S. global strategy; lawmakers said they will press legislation authorizing U.S. participation in multinational research and capacity‑building efforts.
Chairman Chris Smith convened a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing to press for expanded U.S. leadership on ‘global brain health,’ saying persistent international gaps in research, care and prevention require new congressional action.
Smith opened the session by tracing a string of unmet global needs — from Alzheimer’s and other dementias to autism and hydrocephalus — and said he will reintroduce and press for a global brain health bill in the next Congress. “I have introduced my bill, the global brain health bill… and have not been able to get it passed, but I'm absolutely determined that in the next Congress, we will see it come to fruition,” he said.
Witnesses recommended a combination of increased research funding, partnerships with multilateral initiatives and scaled…
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