The beginning of August has brought endorsements from 38 new organizations, bringing the total number of organizations endorsing The FASD Respect Act to just below 100! These new organizations come to us from Florida (4), Georgia (9), Illinois (2), Michigan (1), New York (1), North Carolina (2), and Texas (18), Read more
The FASD Respect Act (HR 3946/1800) closed out July with support from sixty organizations from all over the country! Nine of these organizations are national, while the remaining fifty-one have come in from nineteen different states. The most recent endorsements come to us from Georgia (The Carter Center Mental Health Read more
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the July Policy Forum this past Wednesday, July 26th. This month’s forum featured an update on co-sponsors and meetings with legislators, a presentation by Julia Rivera on State Organizing for the FASD Respect Act, and information on how the FASD Respect Act Read more
FASD United would like to thank Rep. Deborah K. Ross [D-NC-2] for co-sponsoring HR 3946, the FASD Respect Act! Rep. Ross co-sponsored The FASD Respect Act in the 117th Congress and is the first Congressperson from North Carolina to support this iteration of the bill. It has been nearly two Read more
As the end of July approaches, we are happy to announce five more Co-Sponsors for HR 3946, The FASD Respect Act! Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO-2], Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX-33], Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA-7], Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD-8], and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester[D-DE-At Large] all officially co-sponsored HR. 3946 on July Read more
During the 117th Congress, FASD advocates managed to get nearly 300 organizations to sign onto a letter endorsing the FASD Respect Act. It has been fifty-four days since the FASD Respect Act was introduced in the 118th Congress by Senator Murkowski and we have already seen fifty organizations endorse what Read more
As we approach the end of July the total number of organizations officially supporting the FASD Respect Act has grown to fifty! This past week four organizations endorsed HR 3946/S 1800 thanks to advocates like you. Each of these organizations endorsed the FASD Respect Act during the 117th Congress. National Read more
July 19th saw five more Co-Sponsors show support for HR. 3946, The FASD Respect Act, bringing the total number of Co-Sponsors in the House of Representatives to seven. We are happy to welcome Rep. Jake LaTurner [R-KS-2], Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX-37], Rep. David Trone [D-MD-6] Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN-3], and Read more
As meetings between constituents and legislators pick up, we are happy to share with you an updated Zoom background image. As always, we are here to help: reach out to [email protected] if you need help booking a meeting or if you just want to keep us in the loop regarding Read more
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has become the fifth national organization to sign on to a letter of support for S1800/HR3946: The FASD Respect Act. This organization is a return supporter, having endorsed the FASD Respect Act introduced in the 117th Congress. Thank you to the advocates who have Read more