119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 19, 2025
HEADACHE Act
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Latest action (Sep 19, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 19, 2025)
Headache Education, Access, Diagnosis, and Care Health Equity Act or the HEADACHE Act
This bill temporarily establishes a federal initiative, an advisory council, and related reporting to address headache disorders. The bill defines headache disorder as a medical condition for which a headache is a principal symptom, including primary conditions (e.g., tension-type headaches, migraines) and secondary conditions (i.e., headaches that are symptoms of other health conditions).
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a coordinated federal initiative to take actions that advance research and improve care for headache disorders.
Also, HHS must establish an advisory council comprised of certain federal and non-federal members to advise HHS on headache disorders and hold annual research meetings.
Finally, HHS must annually report to Congress on headache disorders, including (1) an annually updated national plan, (2) evaluations of all relevant federally funded efforts, and (3) recommendations for priority actions.
The requirements of the bill sunset five years after the bill’s enactment.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…TI Testing Act; H.R. 3387, No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act; H.R. 9842, State Offices of Womens Health Support and Expansion Act; H.R. 2028/S. 942, REDI Act; H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act; H.Res.739/S.Res.401, National Stillbirth Prevention & Awareness Day Resolution; S. ____, Jeanette Acosta Invest in Womens Health Act; HR.____ /S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 5536-Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief HR 2089-Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LUNDBECK LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: LUNDBECK LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ations BRAIN Initiative - FY 2026 and FY2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations Issues related to DTC advertising regulations Headache disorders treatment and research - H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act of 2025 Research and services for epilepsy - H.R. 1189 & S. 494, National Plan for Epilepsy Act Issues pertaining to prior authorization - HR 939…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$640,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 5536-Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief HR 2089-Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LUNDBECK LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: LUNDBECK LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ations BRAIN Initiative - FY 2026 and FY2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations Issues related to DTC advertising regulations Headache disorders treatment and research - H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act of 2025 Research and services for epilepsy - H.R. 1189 & S. 494, National Plan for Epilepsy Act Issues pertaining to prior authorization - HR 939…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 5536-Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief HR 2089-Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LUNDBECK LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: LUNDBECK LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…related to DTC advertising regulations Pediatric rare diseases - H.R. 1262 & S. 932, Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 Headache disorders treatment and research - H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act of 2025 Research and services for epilepsy - H.R. 1189 & S. 494, National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LUNDBECK LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: LUNDBECK LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…related to DTC advertising regulations Pediatric rare diseases - H.R. 1262 & S. 932, Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 Headache disorders treatment and research - H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act of 2025 Research and services for epilepsy - H.R. 1189 & S. 494, National Plan for Epilepsy Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…IHS Provider Expansion Act; S. 1380/H.R. 4681, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act; H.R. _____/S. _____, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act; H.R. 5536, HEADACHE Act; H.R. 3633, Prevent HPV Cancers Act; maternal mortality review committees (general); Patient-physician relationship (general); Obstetrician-gynec…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing