As co-chairman and founder of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, Bill has raised the nation’s awareness of the dangers of traumatic brain injury (TBI). He wrote the
Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act (the ConTACT Act) to advance federal protocols for youth sports, signed into law in 2010.
Bill Pascrell serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, overseeing economic issues including Social Security, taxes, Medicare, health policy, and international trade. On the
committee, Bill champions the middle class by supporting policies for job creation, equitable tax burdens, trade agreements that benefit workers, and affordable quality health
care.
Bill served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve. Bill and his wife, the former Elsie Marie Botto, have three children and five grandchildren.