The voteThe Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved Joint Resolution RCC0385 on November 9, 2026, with a final vote of 49 in favor, none against, none abstaining, and 4 absent ^[1]. The measure directs the Department of Housing to develop a model housing project for people with autism spectrum disorder or with physical and intellectual disabilities in Manatí ^[2][3]. It entered at the request of Manatí's mayor, José A. Sánchez González, and was filed on August 13, 2026 ^[4][5]. Why ManatíThe siting case rests on the numbers: the Arecibo Health Region, which includes Manatí, carries a prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children of 29.8 per 1,000, above the island average of 25.6 per 1,000 ^[6]. From filing to floorThe measure then cleared the standard pipeline: referral to the Housing and Urban Development Committee on August 17 ^[7], a committee report with amendments on November 4 ^[8], and placement on the House's Special Orders Calendar on November 9 - the same day as the floor approval ^[9]. The final approval text was sent to the Senate that day ^[10]. Where it sits in policyRCC0385 is not the first housing measure aimed at autism on the island: an enacted joint resolution from 2024, Resolución Conjunta 49-2024, already orders the Department of Housing to grant priority turns in housing programs to families with a member with autism, and to coordinate with the Departments of the Family and Health on assisted housing projects for adults with autism ^[11][12]. The difference is scope: the 2024 measure directs priority within existing housing programs, while RCC0385 directs the development of an actual project, sited in one named municipality. Both were written against a rising need: enrollment under autism in Puerto Rico special education grew 120% over the past ten years ^[13].