US SB2 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on November 17 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 17 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to support national training, technical assistance, and resource centers, to ensure that all individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities have access to the augmentative and alternative communication the individuals need to interact with others, in order to learn, work, socialize, and take advantage of all aspects of life in the United States.
Title
AACCENT Act Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers to Establish National Training Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB9516 (Same As) 2022-12-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s2/BILLS-117s2is.pdf |
