United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5446 (110th)
Global Autism Assistance Act of 2008
Introduced
14 February 2008
Last action
14 February 2008 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Global Autism Assistance Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish and administer a health and education grant program (Global Autism Assistance Program) to: (1) support activities by nongovernmental organizations and other service providers, including advocacy groups, focused on autism in developing countries; and (2) establish a "teach the teachers" program to train health and education professionals working with autistic children in developing countries.
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Timeline
14 February 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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14 February 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 February 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5446
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5446
- us · 110-hr-5446 · source updated 14 August 2025