AFSFA Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Free Speech for All Act or the AFSFA Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to support national resource centers, as well as to establish an advisory committee, to address augmentative and alternative communication devices, services, and supports (which supplement or replace speech or sign language for individuals with disabilities that inhibit those forms of communication).
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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