If you were not able to attend August’s Policy Forum, you can view the recording and presentation slides below! You can also take a look at these resources that will help you on Hill Day and with your advocacy in general!
Thank you to Senator Maria Cantwell [D-WA] for becoming the most recent co-sponsor of S.1800, the FASD Respect Act. The bill now has 12 co-sponsors in the Senate to compliment the 51 co-sponsors in the House. Senator Brian Schatz is now the only co-sponsor of the 117th Congress bill to Read more
At May’s Virtual Policy Forum FASD United Policy Coordinator Chris Melfi summarized a month full of Disability Policy happenings and outlined the steps our Congressional Champions have urged FASD advocates to take. FASD United would like you to have a seat at the table during this year’s Impact Week in Read more
April’s Virtual Policy Forum provided the community with updates on FASD United’s current projects in the policy space, as well as a recap of the 9th International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. You can view the recording in full and take a look at Read more
The first Policy Forum of the year provided an update on the current status of the FASD Respect Act and an introduction to a few new resources for policy advocacy. Read below and check out the full recording to see what you missed! Legislative Updates The FASD Respect has been 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
Thank you to Senator Mazie Hirono [D-HI] for becoming the most recent co-sponsor of S.1800, the FASD Respect Act. Sen. Hirono co-sponsored during the 117th Congress and is the ninth Senator to co-sponsor during the 118th Congress. There are now only two Senators who co-sponsored during the 117th Congress who Read more
The October 2023 Virtual Policy Forum was a bit different than most Policy Forums; this month the focus was on a call to action rather legislative updates. Along with the call to action there was also a discussion on language pertaining to fund appropriations. For a more in depth look Read more
Thank you to Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] for co-sponsoring S.1800, the FASD Respect Act. We now have both Senators from Minnesota as co-sponsors, as Sen. Smith brings us to seven Senate co-sponsors. We are busy scheduling meetings with legislators that have not yet co-sponsored in the Senate or the House Read more
Thank you to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D-MD-2] for becoming the 38th co-sponsor of HR. 3946, The FASD Respect Act! Rep. Ruppersberger is the third representative from Maryland to co-sponsor, and he did not co-sponsor HR. 4151 during the 117th Congress. Advocates met with Rep. Ruppersberger’s office during National FASD Impact Read more