We are incredibly excited to announce that the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) has endorsed the FASD Respect Act (S.1800/HR.3946). As an organization, AUCD has the mission of advancing policies and practices that improve the health, education, social, and economic well-being of all people with developmental and other 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
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
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX-17] has become the 39th co-sponsor of HR. 3946, The FASD Respect Act after signing onto the bill on October 20th. Rep. Sessions is the fourth Republican to co-sponsor and the fifth Representative from Texas. We are grateful for his support, which is evidence of the hard 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
Four new sponsors- both Republican and Democrat! We are thrilled to highlight the additions of Rep. Pat Fallon and Rep. Al Green of Texas’ 4th and 9th congressional districts. As well as, Rep. John Katko of New York’s 24th district and Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia’s 5th district. All of Read more
We are so happy to announce the additions of Rep. Mary Peltola, who serves Alaska at large, and Rep. Steven Horsford from Nevada’s 4th congressional district. As well as, Rep. Doris Matsui from California’s 6th district, and Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas. Finally, Rep. Henry C. Johnson Jr. of Georgia, Read more
We already miss FASD Awareness Month and September 2022; alas, we have arrived in October and big things are underway! Thank you to the organizations across the nation that have signed on to endorse HR.4151/SB.2238- The FASD Respect Act. We have new additions to the ongoing support list for legislation Read more
Good news! Rep. August Pfluger from Texas’ 11th congressional district has signed on with support for The FASD Respect Act. This brings our total House members supporting the bill up to 65- Thank you! Help get your Representative on board by sending them the list and asking them to join! Read more
Just today, HR. 4151 has picked up Representatives Scott Peters and Marc Veasey! California’s 52nd district and Texas’ 33rd came through with support for The FASD Respect Act, which brings our total House members supporting the bill up to 64- Thank you! If you want to encourage YOUR representatives, send Read more