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The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey presented the James and Sarah Brady Award to Congressman Bill Pascrell (third person from the left) for his leadership on brain injury issues on Monday, July 25, 2022.
The Brady Award is presented to an individual or group for public service based on an outstanding record of contributions that furthers the goals of the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey through work at the federal, state, and local level. It is named after James Brady, who was shot during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, and his wife, Sarah, an advocate for gun control.
“I am honored to receive this award from my friends at the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey,” said Congressman Pascrell. “Investing federal funds to study, prevent, and treat traumatic brain injuries is a top priority of mine in Congress. I’ll continue to do everything I can to help those with TBI and their families.”
Congressman Pascrell founded the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Brain Injury Task Force in 2001: Pascrell, a Democrat from New Jersey, co-chairs it with Republican Congressman Don Bacon from Nebraska. The Task Force works to increase awareness of brain injury in the United States, supports research initiatives for rehabilitation and potential cures, and strives to address the effects such injuries have on families, children, education, and the workforce.
An advocate for issues such as the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Act, the congressman has worked to ensure that service members with brain injury receive the care they need and raise awareness of concussion amongst high school students. He has also been a leading advocate for funding of brain injury services each year during the budget process, working with members of both the Democratic Party and Republican Party to propose funding for brain injury services and awareness campaigns.
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