US SB2904 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-21 - 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 September 21 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-21 - 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 of Excellence and National Technical Assistance Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5705 (Related) 2023-09-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2904/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2904/BILLS-118s2904is.pdf |
