Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022
Latest action · Feb 21, 2022 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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022
This bill establishes a pilot program to provide training for caregivers on improving health and other outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities or delays.
To carry out the program, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must award grants to, among other eligible entities, health systems and nonprofits to provide the training. HRSA must also establish a national center to provide technical assistance to grant recipients and to evaluate the program.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2022 to Jun 7, 2022; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 18, 2022 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 7, 2022 |
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 Feb 18, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 21, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 18, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 33, February 18, 2022, page H1133.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4198 | Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 12, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2022Introduced 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.
