Thanks to the incredible testimony and hard work of amazing advocates, the following legislators have signed on as co-sponsors to The FASD Respect Act so far in January 2022. Senate Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV] Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] House Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA-40] Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME-2] Rep. Kim Read more
Here’s a document that you can use to reach out to legislators you’ve already met with about The FASD Respect act with a gentle nudge asking them to please co-sponsor the bill. This listing will be updated with new sponsors as they are added to congress.gov so rather than downloading Read more
Thanks to outreach from dedicated advocates, the following organizations have been added as endorsers of HR 4151/ S 2238 since mid-December 2021 – scroll down to see and download the complete list. Sending the updated list of endorsements to your legislators is a great way to follow up after a Read more
Thanks to outreach from dedicated advocates, the following organizations have been added as endorsers of HR 4151/ S 2238 since early November 2021 – scroll down to see and download the complete list. Sending the updated list of endorsements to your legislators is a great way to follow up after Read more
Looking for materials to follow up with your legislators after you’ve met with them? This report, published in September 2021 by HHS, makes the case for more support and education on FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure in the child welfare system. The study is titled: Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Read more
Thanks to the incredible advocacy of all of you, we were excited to see 5 new co-sponsors for HR 4151 announced on congress.gov. Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] You Read more
The forum is a regularly-scheduled monthly virtual meeting to brief advocates and guide policy outreach held on the last Wednesday of the Month at 2pm-3pm Eastern. The meetings are open to all FASD advocates. The priority continues to be passage of the Advancing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research, Services, and Read more
Have a question about advocating for The FASD Respect Act? Want to give an update? This weekly zoom drop-in session is a great space to do it. Members of the FASD United Policy Team will be on hand to answer your questions, give you support, and cheer you on. The zoom Read more
Just today, it was announced that Representative Ed Case (HI-01), Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), and Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) have agreed to co-sponsor HR 4151, The FASD Respect Act. We are incredibly grateful for their leadership and support of individuals living with FASD. These legislators were made aware of the Read more
Writing an option piece or letter to the editor can be a great form of advocacy. View our sample letter here in support of The FASD Respect Act. You can either cut and paste the info below or download a copy of the letter here.