H.R.2678

Ellie’s Law authorizes funding for brain aneurysm research at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Ellie’s Law, also known as the Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Kristen Shafer Englert, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act, authorizes funding for research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The bill highlights the prevalence and impact of brain aneurysms, noting that an estimated 6.8 million people in the U.S. have an unruptured brain aneurysm, and each year, about 30,000 people suffer a rupture.