S. 139 119th Congress Senate

FASD Respect Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jan 16, 2025

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

Votes taken on this bill 3

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jan 18, 2018	Senate · vote #12	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 139)	Agreed To	65–34	See who voted →
Jan 16, 2018	Senate · vote #11	On the Cloture Motion S. 139	Agreed To	60–38	See who voted →
Jan 11, 2018	Senate · vote #10	On the Motion to Proceed S. 139	Agreed To	68–27	See who voted →

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What's happening now January 16, 2025

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing FASD Research, Services and Prevention Act or the FASD Respect Act

This bill reauthorizes and modifies programs that are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including educational and research programs.

The bill also establishes FASD Centers for Excellence to support FASD prevention, such as through screenings, public awareness campaigns, and trainings, particularly at the state and local levels.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS · Illinois · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS · Illinois · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS · Illinois · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
12 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
12 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
12 filings
SENATE
12 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
11 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
7 filings
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 11