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H.R. 4151: FASD Respect Act

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H.R. 4151: FASD Respect Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-24 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

FASD Respect Act

Plain summary

Advancing FASD Research, Services, and Prevention Act or the FASD Respect Act This bill expands and establishes programs for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Specifically, it directs the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, and the Health Resources and Services Administration to carry out and coordinate research, surveillance, and related activities to diagnose, prevent, and treat FASD. Furthermore, the bill establishes various grant programs to support FASD coalitions and develop systems of care; provide services for individuals affected by FASD and other conditions related to prenatal substance exposure; identify and implement best practices for educating children with FASD; and establish centers for excellence to build relevant capacity for preventing, treating, and responding to the needs of individuals with FASD. The bill also directs the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop and disseminate trainings and best practices related to FASD in schools and correctional facilities, respectively.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

FASD Respect Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 74 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ed Case (D-HI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 14 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4151 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117