Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026

This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working with the CDC and NIH, to use federal data to measure how common chronic pain is and to collect deidentified data from medical claims and surveys to fill research gaps. It requires developing standard definitions for chronic pain research with input from patients, clinicians, and researchers. The CDC would create a public web page called the Chronic Pain Information Hub to share data and research findings. Collaborators who receive payments from drug or device makers must disclose them, and a report to Congress is due within 2 years. Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting longer than 3 months.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors