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 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jun 13, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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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 June 13, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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