# 119-hr-10333: AACCENT Act

119-hr-10333, AACCENT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10333
- Congress: 119
- Title: AACCENT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Creates a federally funded nationwide network of National Resource Centers to expand access to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and strengthen supports for people with significant expressive communication disabilities.** This bill would set up regional hubs to boost training, resources, and rights to effective communication across education, health care, employment, and community life. - Individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities: Three geographically diverse centers would focus on increasing access to AAC, reducing isolation, and promoting equal opportunity across ages and settings. - Families, educators, and service providers: The centers would deliver evidence-based resources, training, and technical assistance to improve communication supports in early intervention, K–12, postsecondary education, health care, employers, and long-term services. - Disability-led organizations and grant applicants: Grants require partnerships led by nonprofits that include people with significant expressive communication disabilities in governance and operations, plus an 11-member advisory council of AAC users to guide the centers. *Authorizes $9.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2031 to fund the network and related activities.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual report from lead AAC center: benefit, low. If enacted, the lead administrative center would prepare an annual report, coordinated with the other centers, and send it to HHS, the Department of Education, specified congressional committees, and appropriations subcommittees. The report would describe center activities and collaborations, barri…
- Centers must work with many partners: benefit, low. If enacted, each center would be required to collaborate with a wide list of stakeholders, including disability organizations, State assistive technology and alternative financing programs, vocational rehabilitation, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, protection and ad…
- Rules for applicant groups and councils: benefit, low. If enacted, eligible applicants would be partnerships led by a U.S. nonprofit that vests authority in people with significant expressive communication disabilities. Partnerships must include at least one institution of higher education or an association of AAC service providers and meet experience…
- Three national AAC centers and funding: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would fund three national Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) resource centers through competitive grants. Grants would be for five-year periods, located in three geographically diverse areas, and one center would be the lead administrative center. The Act would au…
- Who counts as an AAC user: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to include tools, devices, strategies, services, training, and supports that supplement or replace speech. It would define an "individual with significant expressive communication disabilities" as someone of any age…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10333 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10333)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10333 (as of 2026-09-24).