Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTER FOR AUTISM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 19, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04772 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTER FOR AUTISM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Autism as a developmental disability remains unknown in the country because of the lack of government support. Until now, autistic individuals belong to the marginalized sectors of our society, preventing their total rehabilitation, self-developme nt and self-reliance. Thus, this bill. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PONCE, NESTOR JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-10-19 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 1998-10-22 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Autism as a developmental disability remains unknown in the country because of the lack of government support. Until now, autistic individuals belong to the marginalized sectors of our society, preventing their total rehabilitation, self-developme nt and self-reliance. Thus, this bill.
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