Kennedy Appoints New Members to Oversee $2 Billion Autism Budget

RFK’s overhauled autism committee is even worse than it looks

Kennedy has stacked another HHS panel with his fellow travelers in the anti-vaccine and pseudoscience world.

Kennedy appoints new members to oversee $2 billion autism budget

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed a new slate of 21 members to a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research, policy and social services. The move, announced Wednesday, was widely criticized by former panel members and national autism advocacy groups. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will help the government allocate some $2 billion in Congressionally approved funds for a…

RFK JR’S HHS ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS TO CRITICAL AUTISM COMMITTEE

A pivotal shift is unfolding as new leadership is installed at the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee(IACC) which is responsible for coordinating the government’s Autism response, policy, and research across all Government Agencies. AIRDATE: January 29, 2026

RFK Jr. Stacks Key Autism Panel With Vaccine Skeptics

Several new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee have pushed unproven therapies for autism or misrepresented the safety of vaccines.

HHS Kennedy Jr. announces appointment of new Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the group will help advance ⁠research ‌and ‌improve care for autistic individuals.