The U.S. Senate and House introduced matching bi-partisan bills today to authorize comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) support services, public health prevention, and research programs across agencies within the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Justice.
The Advancing FASD Research, Services, and Prevention Act, (S. 2238, H.R. 4151), known as the FASD ReSPect Act, is cosponsored by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Don Young (R-AK). Alaska and Minnesota are at the forefront of the response to FASD, and the original bill coauthors are dedicated champions of maternal and child health and support for individuals living with disabilities and addiction.
