US HB2413 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2413 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 66-20-1)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to implement an Autism Care Center Program to provide grants and other assistance to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing comprehensive care to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Directs the Secretary to award grants for: (1) services to enable adults with autism spectrum disorders to be as independent as possible; and (2) multimedia campaigns to increase public education and awareness and reduce stigma concerning such disorders. Establishes the Interdepartmental Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinate all federal efforts concerning autism spectrum disorders. Repeals provisions establishing the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinate all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning autism spectrum disorders. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) the National Network for Autism Spectrum Disorders Research and Services to provide resources for, and facilitate communication between, autism spectrum disorder researchers and service providers; and (2) a National Data Repository for Autism Spectrum Disorders Research and Services to facilitate the development and rapid dissemination of research into best practices that improve care. Requires the Secretary to award national training initiative supplemental grants to address the unmet needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market, under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and under Department of Defense (DOD) health benefit plans.

Title

Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009

Sponsors

Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2009-06-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
2009-06-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2009-06-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2009-05-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-14		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-05-14		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-05-14		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-05-14		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-05-14		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

SB819 (Related) 2009-04-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4379-4385)