With the Autism CARES Act set to expire later this year, a bill introduced in Congress would reauthorize the legislation for another five years. (Evan Golub/Zuma Press/TNS)

Disability policy advocates expressed frustration that the U.S. Senate rejected a coronavirus relief bill that incorporated funding for disability community needs, such as extra Medicaid money for home- and community-based care providers. Already pared down from the $3 trillion bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the recently failed legislation may be the last attempt at providing another round of fiscal stimulus before the 2020 presidential election.