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Guam committee adopts resolution recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month

Committee on Rules, Guam Legislature · April 7, 2026

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Summary

The Committee on Rules of the Guam Legislature adopted Resolution No. 164-38 recognizing April 2026 as Autism Awareness Month, commending Autism Community Together (ACT) and directing that a certified copy be sent to ACT president Josephine MP Blas.

The Committee on Rules of the Guam Legislature adopted Resolution No. 164-38 on behalf of the people of Guam to recognize April 2026 as Autism Awareness Month and to commend the Autism Community Together (ACT) organization for its awareness and support activities. Senator Sean Gumatautow, who sponsored the resolution, opened the event and read parts of the measure before staff readers finished the text.

The resolution cites U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance figures and other estimates to frame the need for awareness and services. The resolution text says roughly "1 in 36 children" in the United States have been identified with autism spectrum disorder and that boys are diagnosed at higher rates than girls; it also lists average and societal cost figures as rationale for increased support. The resolution names the month's theme as "different is our superpower." (Text cited in the resolution.)

Senator Sean Gumatautow presented the certificate and asked the legislative secretary to transmit a certified copy to Josephine MP Blas, identified in the resolution as ACT president. "Thank you so much, everybody," Gumatautow said during the presentation. The committee certified adoption of the resolution and arranged transmittal of copies to ACT leadership as directed in the text.

The resolution notes that ACT (Autism Community Together) was formed in January 2004 and listed planned April 2026 activities including an awareness fair and a run. The brief ceremony concluded with a prayer led by Gumatautow and a group photo; attendees then moved to share refreshments.

No formal roll-call vote or amendment text appears in the transcript; the resolution text records its adoption by the Committee on Rules and directs certification and transmittal but does not specify a mover/second or a vote tally.