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HR 2421 109th Congress House

Combating Autism Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, intervention and education.

Introduced: September 12, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Autism Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) a program to provide information and education on autism and its risk factors to health professionals and the general public; and (2) the Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinate autism related activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop statewide autism screening, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to state agencies to conduct applied autism research.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 843 Related bill Combating Autism Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 74
All 74 Democratic 29 Republican 11 Independent 1
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Dec 5, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 13, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 13, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 13, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 13, 2006
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 2006
WU, DAVID
· Nov 13, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Sep 29, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 29, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2006
HARMAN, JANE
· Sep 29, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2006
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 29, 2006
Chandler, Ben
· Sep 27, 2006
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Sep 26, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 26, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 26, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2006
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 21, 2006
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 21, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 21, 2006
Salazar, John
· Sep 21, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Sep 21, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Sep 14, 2006
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Sep 12, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Sep 12, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Sep 12, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 7, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 7, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 7, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 7, 2006
Reichert, David
· Sep 7, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Jul 25, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jun 12, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2006
EMERSON, JO
· May 11, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 9, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 26, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 25, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Apr 25, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 5, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2006
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Apr 4, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 9, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 7, 2006
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 2, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2421: Combating Autism Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2421/
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"H.R. 2421: Combating Autism Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2421/.
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H.R. 2421, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2421/.
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