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Article: SENATE PASSES SEN. HATCH'S BIPARTISAN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ACT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- December 11, 2007
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The office of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
Today, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) celebrated the Senate approval of a bill late last night to reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury Act. This legislation expands the Public Health Services Act and provides individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) assistance in returning to work, finding a place to live, accessing needed supports and services, and obtaining appropriate rehabilitation services. The legislation now goes to the House of Representatives.
Approximately 1.5 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injuries every year, with 40,000 of those ...