{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-7213","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 7213","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024","title_source":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","official_title":"To amend the Public Health Service Act to [enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder?], and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Public Health Service Act to [enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism / reauthorize certain programs with respect to autism spectrum disorder?], and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and reauthorize activities and programs relating  to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Autism CARES Act of 2024"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-180","introduced":"2024-02-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-12-16","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h502","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment","title":"Autism CARES Act","result":"Passed","yea":374,"nay":15,"present":0,"not_voting":40,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll502.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2024-11-21","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2024-12-23"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-180.","date":"2024-12-23"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2024-09-18","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Autism CARES Act","result":"Passed","yea":402,"nay":13,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll424.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-12-23","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024 or the Autism CARES Act of 2024"},{"k":"p","t":"This act reauthorizes several programs that support autism education, research, and resources."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the act reauthorizes through FY2029 (1) the Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program that is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (2) activities administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support autism education, early detection, and intervention; and (3) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee in HHS."},{"k":"p","t":"It also updates and establishes various related reporting requirements, including by requiring HHS to report on the feasibility of expanding certain training programs for developmental-behavioral pediatricians."}],"words":109},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise National Institutes of Health autism research activities and to revise and extend through September 30, 2029 the Act's autism surveillance, education, intervention and coordination programs.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HACA3A8D58D1540C0800168A1CB732444:~:text=2.%20National%20Institutes%20of%20Health%20activities"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HF869FBEBE7A14A758E97373AC4FA3CC6:~:text=3.%20Programs%20relating%20to%20autism"}]},"core_areas":["National Institutes of Health autism spectrum disorder research","Developmental disabilities surveillance and research program","Autism education, early detection, and intervention","Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee","Autism-related reports to Congress","Authorization of appropriations for autism programs","Technical assistance on communication tools"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds psychiatry, psychology, developmental behavioral pediatrics, audiology, and gerontology to the fields of National Institutes of Health autism research, and requires that research to examine supports for caregivers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HACA3A8D58D1540C0800168A1CB732444:~:text=2.%20National%20Institutes%20of%20Health%20activities"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, to submit an annual budget estimate for its autism initiatives directly to the President for transmittal to Congress.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HACA3A8D58D1540C0800168A1CB732444:~:text=2.%20National%20Institutes%20of%20Health%20activities"}},{"text":"Replaces the date December 20, 2024 with September 30, 2029 in the provisions on the developmental disabilities surveillance and research program, autism education, early detection, and intervention, and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HF869FBEBE7A14A758E97373AC4FA3CC6:~:text=3.%20Programs%20relating%20to%20autism"}},{"text":"Sets authorized appropriations of $28,100,000, $56,344,000 and $306,000,000, each for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, in place of the amounts authorized for fiscal years 2020 through 2024.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HF869FBEBE7A14A758E97373AC4FA3CC6:~:text=3.%20Programs%20relating%20to%20autism"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to congressional committees within 2 years on the need for, and feasibility of, expanding developmental-behavioral pediatrician training programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#HF869FBEBE7A14A758E97373AC4FA3CC6:~:text=3.%20Programs%20relating%20to%20autism"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary, at the request of a State, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, locality, or territory, to provide training and technical assistance on using federal funding for communication tools, and requires an annual report on it.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr#H552D3C4EBCDE4D4FBA57FE0A375FE91F:~:text=4.%20Technical%20assistance%20to%20improve%20access%20to"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"changes":{"first":{"chamber":"House","type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-09-18","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/eh"},"final":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text/enr"},"kept":0.99,"replaced":false,"removed":[],"added":[],"added_count":0,"approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7213/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-7213.png","v":"a1592aec79fd","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7213, 118th Congress: Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024. House: 374 Yea, 15 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 23 Dec 2024."}}