Federal Initiatives

Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) have introduced comprehensive autism legislation, including a section addressing broad based federal autism insurance reform.

The ABLE Accounts Act of 2009
This bill will provide a tax preferred savings benefit for disability-related expenses.

The Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Act
This bill is aimed at untangling medical innovation and accelerating autism research to autism cures.

The Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act (H.R. 4247)
This bill would establish the first federal standards to protect students, especially those with autism and other diabilities, from misuse of restraint and seclusion.  

Combating Autism Act (CAA) Appropriations
$184.4 million was passed for CAA as part of the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.

Department of Defense Autism Research Program Appropriations
$8 million was passed for the DoDARP for FY2009.

Other Supported Federal Legislation 

Military Families and Autism Advocacy