Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) convene, on behalf of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a Treatments, Interventions, and Services Evaluation Task Force to evaluate evidence-based biomedical and behavioral treatments and services for individuals with autism; (2) establish a multi-year demonstration grant program for states to provide evidence-based autism treatments, interventions, and services. (3) establish planning and demonstration grant programs for adults with autism; (4) award grants to states for access to autism services following diagnosis; (5) award grants to University Centers of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities to provide services and address the unmet needs of individuals with autism and their families; (6) make grants to protection and advocacy systems to address the needs of individuals with autism and other emerging populations of individuals with disabilities; and (7) award a grant to a national nonprofit organization for the establishment and maintenance of a national technical assistance center for autism services and information dissemination.
Directs the Comptroller General to issue a report on the financing of autism services and treatments.
Cosponsors 128
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2007 to Sep 26, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 17, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Oct 12, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Sep 9, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 26, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 17, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4121 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | May 19, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E804 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Apr 19, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34507 | The Developmental Disabilities Act Archived | Report | Nov 12, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 937 | Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 20, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Autism
- Child health
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Cost effectiveness
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Families
- Family services
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health education
- Health planning
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Long-term care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Nonprofit organizations
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
