US Congress House Bill 3489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

White House Conference on Autism Act of 2011 - Requires the President, by December 31, 2012, to call the White House Conference on Autism (to be convened within 18 months of the selection of a Policy Committee) to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to combat the autism epidemic in the United States. Sets forth as purposes of the Conference to: (1) galvanize a national effort to find the underlying causes of autism, (2) identify viable solutions and valuable services to help autistic individuals and their families, (3) bring together the best scientific minds to chart a comprehensive research agenda, (4) bring together parents of autistic children and leaders in the fields of education and social services to begin a national dialogue on the challenges faced by these children and their families, (5) highlight emerging and innovative programs that effectively serve the needs of autistic children and adults, and (6) review the effectiveness of existing legislation and programs that provide autism research services and develop recommendations for legislative action for improvements.

White House Conference on Autism Act of 2011

Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3489/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3489/BILLS-112hr3489ih.pdf