The Combating Autism Reauthorization Act (CARA) of 2011, HR.2005, was signed into law on September 30, 2011 by President Obama, securing the federal response to the national and public health emergency posed by autism spectrum disorders. The law authorizes $693 million in continued federal investment over three years for autism research, treatment and services.
Federal Funding and the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act
News
WASHINGTON, DC (September 19, 2012) -- The key federal agencies responsible for funding core autism research, treatment and surveillance programs face an across-the-board 8.2 percent...
WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2012) -- Congress is preparing to vote on a continuing budget resolution to keep the federal government afloat another six months at current funding levels, but the...
May 29, 2012
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Almost two months have passed since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the shocking results of its latest prevalence study—1 in 88...
WASHINGTON, DC (April 27, 2012) -- As warned earlier this year by Autism Speaks, vital federal funding to continue autism research is now needlessly in jeopardy as a result of getting...
Autism Speaks to Congress: Why Do Federal Dollars for Autism Go Down When Prevalence Is On the Rise?
WASHINGTON, DC (March 29, 2012) -- Testifying before House Appropriations Committee, Peter Bell, Autism Speaks executive vice president for programs and services, said the nation's autism...
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (March 4, 2012) -- With the budget clock ticking, Autism Speaks Co-founder Bob Wright today called on the nation's autism community to urge Congress to protect $21.3 million...
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 31, 2011) -- In a year-end review of Congress, NPR correspondent Tamara Keith reported on a professor's finding that the current Congress is on pace to be the least...
WASHINGTON, DC (December 23, 2011) -- President Obama today signed into law an omnibus budget bill that includes an estimated $230 million in new federal funding for autism research and services, the...
Washington, DC (Dec. 15, 2011) -- Autism Speaks hailed Congress' vote on a new federal budget bill that appropriates over $230 million for continued autism research, including the first...
Sponsored in the Senate by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mike Enzi (R-WY), with Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Scott Brown (R-MA) as original cosponsors; in the House of Representatives...
CARA Helpful Links
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White House Fact Sheet
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Media:
Read Autism Law Needs Reauthorization - International Business Times (December 21, 2010)
CARA Bill History
Dec. 23, 2011: President Obama signs FY12 budget bill appropriating first $230 million allocation under CARA
Sept. 30, 2011: President Obama signs the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 into law
Statements by:
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Sept. 27, 2011: CARA voted out of Senate by unanimous consent and sent President Obama
Senate vote
Statement from Sen. Menendez
Sept. 20, 2011: U.S. House of Representatives approves the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act by voice vote.
Statements by:
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)
Rep. Smith's floor remarks
Sept. 7, 2011: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee moves S.1094 out of committee by unanimous voice vote for Senate floor vote.
Statements by:
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
May 26, 2011: Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 introduced in the Senate (S-1094) and in the House (HR-2005.) S-1094 referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; HR 2005 referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
