S 1836
116th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Advisory bodies
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Elementary and secondary education
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Language arts
Science and engineering education
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
AFSFA Act
Introduced: June 13, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Access to Free Speech for All Act or the AFSFA Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to support national resource centers, as well as to establish an advisory committee, to address augmentative and alternative communication devices, services, and supports (which supplement or replace speech or sign language for individuals with disabilities that inhibit those forms of communication).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1