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H.R. 1881 (110th)

Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act of 2007

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Introduced

17 April 2007

Last action

18 April 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

MIKE DOYLE, Christopher Smith, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Diana DeGette, Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Bill Pascrell, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], GENE GREEN, Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Keith Ellison, Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Tim Murphy, Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Pete Sessions, Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Kathy Castor, Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Michael Turner, Timothy Walz, Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], James McGovern

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 17 April 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 April 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 April 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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