Please contact your representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 4086, the Autism Family Caregivers Act. If they have already cosponsored the bill, thank them for their support.
- Write an email to your representative explaining why you care about the issue of autism. Share your personal story.
- Ask them to cosponsor the bill by contacting Ryan Leou with Rep. Dave Min at Ryan.Leou@mail.house.gov.
- If your representative has already cosponsored the bill, thank them for their leadership.
Background
The Autism Family Caregivers Act was introduced by Reps. Dave Min (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in June 2025. The bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for providing evidence-based caregiver skills training to family caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays.
This bill currently has 31 congressional cosponsors and is supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Autism Speaks, Autism Society, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Chinese American Association for the Autistic Community, Community Inclusion & Development Alliance, Easterseals of Southern California, Easterseals, Inc., Family Voices, Korean American Special Education Center, National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, and The Arc.