For Immediate Release: December 12, 2023 Media Inquiries: [email protected] or 202-785-4585 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The FASD Respect Act (S.1800) introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), cleared a major hurdle towards enactment into law by passing the U.S. Senate HELP Committee as part of The Support Read more
Thank you to Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH-1] for becoming a co-sponsor of HR. 3946, the FASD Respect Act! This latest cosponsor brings the bill to 45 cosponsors spanning 21 states. As a reminder, you can email [email protected] if you would like support in reaching out to your two Senators and Read more
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has agreed to markup legislation for the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act. Chair of the committee Senator Bernie Sanders [I-Vt] and Ranking Member Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) have Read more
Thank you to the 17 new organizations that have endorsed the FASD Respect Act! Included in the new endorsements are organizations from California, Florida, Maryland, and Texas, as well as the National Alliance of Mental Illness, Washington DC Chapter. The newest endorsements are listed below, and you can see the Read more
We are pleased to announce that Representative Pat Fallon [R-TX-4] has cosponsored HR.3946, the FASD Respect Act, getting us off to a great start in the final month of the year! Rep. Fallon cosponsored the bill during the 117th Congress after his staff met with advocates from Texas, and we Read more
Another month has come and gone, and the November Policy Forum provided updates on the legislative journey of the FASD Respect Act, as well as other ways advocates can work towards actionable change. As always, you can find a recording of this month’s forum and the slides at the bottom Read more
We are grateful to be able to celebrate this Thanksgiving season with more support from organizations across the country. In the last week, eleven new organizations from four different states have endorsed S.1800/HR.3946, the FASD Respect Act. To date, organizations from 33 different states have endorsed the FASD Respect Act. Read more
Thank you to Rep. Terri A. Sewell [D-AL-7] for becoming the latest co-sponsor of HR. 3946, the FASD Respect Act! Including the bill’s original author, there are now 44 supporters of the FASD Respect Act in the House of Representatives, and we expect more to come in before the end Read more
Thanks to the dedication and hard work of advocates, we can announce fourteen new organizations have endorsed the FASD Respect Act. The organizations come from three different states and represent a wide range of sectors of business and society as a whole. We are grateful for these organizations and the Read more
HR. 3946, the FASD Respect has just gained three new co-sponsors from three separate states. Rep. William Keating [D-MA-9], Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA-1], and Rep. August Pfluger [R-TX-11] all officially co-sponsored as of November 13th, bringing the total number of co-sponsors for HR. 3946 to 43, which includes original sponsor Read more