U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle's bipartisan bill authorizes $1 billion in autism funding

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, a Democrat representing Pittsburgh and part of Allegheny County, and a Republican colleague have introduced a bill to reauthorize federal programs supporting people with autism and their families.The Autism CARES Act, introduced Feb. 7, would reauthorize a similar bill approved in 2014 and which was also sponsored by Doyle, D-18, Forest Hills, and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which Doyle sits on. [...]