United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2609 (110th)
Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007
Introduced
7 June 2007
Last action
24 July 2007 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Empowering Children with Autism through Education Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the Empowering Children with Autism through Education Task Force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and promising best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12, including regarding: (1) learning models, interventions, and services that demonstrate improvements in reading, writing, and math proficiency; (2) the cost-effectiveness of these learning models, interventions, and services, and their applicability for local education agencies; (3) professional development needs of educators; (4) methods for incorporating state-, local- and community-based programs and services into the classroom to provide comprehensive support; (5) identification of barriers to successful implementation of programs and services and recommendations to address those barriers; and (6) dissemination of findings to Congress, all relevant agencies, and states and U.S. territories to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism.
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Timeline
7 June 2007
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 June 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2609
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2609
- us · 110-hr-2609 · source updated 23 March 2026