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IL HR0507

Resolution

Status

Passed

10/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amy Briel

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Condemns statements by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linking childhood vaccines and medications like Tylenol to autism, calling these claims false and contradicted by decades of peer-reviewed research

  • Criticizes Kennedy's public comments describing children with autism as unable to hold jobs, pay taxes, or live independently as "deeply cruel and dehumanizing" to neurodiverse individuals

  • Asserts that Kennedy's rhetoric undermines public trust in the CDC and NIH and has contributed to a resurgence of preventable diseases like measles

  • Urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to immediately resign as Secretary of Health and Human Services

  • Calls on President Trump to remove Kennedy from office if he fails to resign

Legislative Description

AUTISM-SEC. KENNEDY

Last Action

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

10/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules10/15/2025

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