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A resolution designating April 2007 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and…

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A resolution designating April 2007 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

Introduced: February 13, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Mar 23, 2007

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3723; text as passed Senate: CR S3723)

Mar 23, 2007

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3723; text as passed Senate: CR S3723)

Mar 1, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.

Mar 1, 2007

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Mar 1, 2007

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 13, 2007

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1922-1923)

Feb 13, 2007

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates April 2007 as National Autism Awareness Month. Expresses support for increasing federal funding for autism research.

Stresses the need to begin early intervention services soon after an individual has been diagnosed with autism.

Expresses support for the federal government funding 40% of the costs needed to educate children with disabilities.

Recognizes the shortage of appropriately trained teachers and the importance of worker training programs that meet the needs of developmentally disabled individuals.

What's happening now March 23, 2007

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3723; text as passed Senate: CR S3723)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Mar 21, 2007

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 78: A resolution designating April 2007 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-78/

MLA

"S. Res. 78: A resolution designating April 2007 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-78/.

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S. Res. 78, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-78/.

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[S. Res. 78: A resolution designating April 2007 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-78/)