HRES 349 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Expressing support for designation of April 2009 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

Introduced Apr 21, 2009 Originated House Sponsor David G. Reichert R-WA

Latest action · May 21, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Progress

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IntroducedApr 21, 2009
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses support for: (1) designation of a National Autism Awareness Month; and (2) devoting new resources to researching the root causes of autism, identifying the best methods of early intervention and treatment, expanding programs for individuals with autism, and promoting understanding of their special needs.

Commends parents and relatives for providing for the special needs of children with autism.

Stresses the need to begin early intervention services.

Recognizes: (1) the shortage of appropriately trained teachers to teach, assist, and respond to special needs students; and (2) the importance of worker training programs tailored to the needs of developmentally disabled persons.

Cosponsors 94

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2009 to Sep 16, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-PA	Jim Gerlach	Original	Apr 21, 2009
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Apr 21, 2009
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Apr 22, 2009
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Apr 22, 2009
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Apr 22, 2009
R-FL	C. W. Bill Young		Apr 22, 2009
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Apr 22, 2009
R-NY	Christopher J. Lee		Apr 22, 2009
D-CT	Christopher Murphy		Apr 22, 2009
R-FL	Connie Mack		Apr 22, 2009
R-IN	Dan Burton		Apr 22, 2009
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Apr 22, 2009
R-AK	Don Young		Apr 22, 2009
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Apr 22, 2009
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf		Apr 22, 2009
R-KY	Geoff Davis		Apr 22, 2009
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Apr 22, 2009
R-OH	Jean Schmidt		Apr 22, 2009
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Apr 22, 2009
R-IL	Judy Biggert		Apr 22, 2009
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Apr 22, 2009
R-TX	Kay Granger		Apr 22, 2009
R-NE	Lee Terry		Apr 22, 2009
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Apr 22, 2009
R-CA	Mary Bono		Apr 22, 2009
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Apr 22, 2009
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Apr 22, 2009
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Apr 22, 2009
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		Apr 22, 2009
R-MO	Roy Blunt		Apr 22, 2009
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		Apr 22, 2009
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Apr 22, 2009
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers		Apr 22, 2009
R-CA	Wally Herger		Apr 22, 2009
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Apr 27, 2009
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		Apr 27, 2009
R-MI	Fred Upton		Apr 27, 2009
R-OR	Greg Walden		Apr 27, 2009
R-NC	Howard Coble		Apr 27, 2009
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson		Apr 27, 2009
R-NJ	Leonard Lance		Apr 27, 2009
R-IL	Mark Kirk		Apr 27, 2009
R-DE	Michael N. Castle		Apr 27, 2009
D-RI	Patrick J. Kennedy		Apr 27, 2009
R-NY	Peter T. King		Apr 27, 2009
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette		Apr 27, 2009
R-LA	Anh "Joseph" Cao		Apr 28, 2009
D-OR	David Wu		Apr 28, 2009
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Apr 28, 2009
R-TX	Joe Barton		Apr 28, 2009
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Apr 28, 2009
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo		Apr 28, 2009
D-NY	Michael E. McMahon		Apr 28, 2009
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Apr 28, 2009
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz		Apr 28, 2009
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Apr 30, 2009
R-SC	Bob Inglis		Apr 30, 2009
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Apr 30, 2009
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Apr 30, 2009
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Apr 30, 2009
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Apr 30, 2009
R-MI	Dave Camp		Apr 30, 2009
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Apr 30, 2009
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Apr 30, 2009
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Apr 30, 2009
R-AR	John Boozman		Apr 30, 2009
D-TN	John S. Tanner		Apr 30, 2009
D-FL	Kendrick B. Meek		Apr 30, 2009
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Apr 30, 2009
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Apr 30, 2009
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Apr 30, 2009
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Apr 30, 2009
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Apr 30, 2009
R-GA	Nathan Deal		Apr 30, 2009
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks		Apr 30, 2009
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Apr 30, 2009
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra		Apr 30, 2009
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Apr 30, 2009
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Apr 30, 2009
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Apr 30, 2009
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		Apr 30, 2009
D-WI	Ron Kind		Apr 30, 2009
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Apr 30, 2009
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Apr 30, 2009
D-MA	Edward J. Markey		May 4, 2009
R-PA	Tim Murphy		May 4, 2009
R-TN	Zach Wamp		May 4, 2009
D-CA	Jane Harman		May 7, 2009
R-WA	Doc Hastings		May 19, 2009
D-PA	Joe Sestak		May 19, 2009
R-CA	Ken Calvert		May 19, 2009
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		May 19, 2009
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Jun 16, 2009
D-MN	Keith Ellison		Sep 16, 2010

Committees 2

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 21, 2009
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Apr 22, 2009
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Apr 21, 2009
	Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee	Referred May 21, 2009

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 22, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 2009Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Apr 21, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1043	David G. Reichert R-WA	Apr 30, 2009

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 1033	Expressing support for designation of April 2010 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.	Identical bill	Apr 27, 2010

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Expressing support for designation of April 2009 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 21, 2009Introduced in House

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