We are thrilled to share these press releases from our House Lead Sponsor and Co-Lead Sponsor:
- Schakowsky Applauds Advancement of the Lymphedema Treatment Act
- Carter: “Help is on the way” for Lymphedema patients
Now that the House Energy & Commerce Committee has advanced our bill out of committee the next step will be a full House vote. Until that is scheduled we should continue to gather cosponsors.
If one or more of your members of Congress is on the list below it means he or she has not cosponsored the bill yet. Please click here to send them an email, and use the phone number and call script below to leave them a voice message.
Just last week we gained three more House cosponsors, before the vote. Offices will take notice of the bill having been passed out of committee, so don’t give up on members who haven’t joined as a cosponsor yet!
We hope you will consider making a donation to our 2022 Give Hope campaign.
Your support will ensure that we will have the resources to continue to do everything possible to get the Lymphedema Treatment Act signed into law. If you prefer to donate by check, the address is: Lymphedema Advocacy Group, PO Box 1682, Carrboro, NC 27510. Thank you!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
These are the members of Congress who have NOT cosponsored the Lymphedema Treatment Act yet.
A call script is at the bottom.
AL-01 Jerry L. Carl 202-225-4931
AL-03 Mike Rogers 202-225-3261
AL-06 Gary Palmer 202-225-4921
AL-Senate: Richard Shelby, 202-224-5744
AL-Senate: Tommy Tuberville, 202-224-4124
AZ-04 Paul A. Gosar 202-225-2315
AZ-05 Andy Biggs 202-225-2635
AZ-08 Debbie Lesko 202-225-4576
CA-04 Tom McClintock 202-225-2511
CA-08 Jay Obernolte 202-225-5861
* CA-12 Nancy Pelosi 202-225-4965
* CA-18 Anna Eshoo 202-225-8104
CA-22 Vacant
* CA-23 Kevin McCarthy 202-225-2915
CA-25 Mike Garcia 202-225-1956
CA-43 Maxine Waters 202-225-2201
CA-50 Darrell Issa 202-225-5672
CO-03 Lauren Boebert 202-225-4761
CO-04 Ken Buck 202-225-4676
FL-16 Vern Buchanan 202-225-5015
GA-09 Andrew S. Clyde 202-225-9893
GA-14 Marjorie Taylor Greene 202-225-5211
GU (Guam) Michael San Nicolas 202-225-1188
ID-01 Russ Fulcher 202-225-6611
ID-Senate: Jim Risch, 202-224-2752
ID-Senate: Mike Crapo, 202-224-6142
IL-15 Mary E. Miller 202-225-5271
IL-16 Adam Kinzinger 202-225-3635
IL-17 Cheri Bustos 202-225-5905
IN-04 James Baird 202-225-5037
IN-05 Victoria Spartz 202-225-2276
IN-06 Greg Pence 202-225-3021
IN-08 Larry Bucshon 202-225-4636
IN-Senate: Mike Braun, 202-224-4814
KY-01 James Comer 202-225-3115
KY-02 Brett Guthrie 202-225-3501
KY-05 Hal Rogers 202-225-4601
KY-06 Andy Barr 202-225-4706
KY-Senate: Rand Paul, 202-224-4343
* KY-Senate: Mitch McConnell, 202-224-2541
LA-01 Steve Scalise 202-225-3015
LA-03 Clay Higgins 202-225-2031
LA-Senate: John Kennedy, 202-224-4623
* MA-01 Richard Neal 202-225-5601
MD-01 Andy Harris 202-225-5311
* MD-05 Steny Hoyer 202-225-4131
MD-07 Kweisi Mfume 202-225-4741
MI-04 John Moolenaar 202-225-3561
MI-06 Fred Upton 202-225-3761
MI-10 Lisa McClain 202-225-2106
MN-01 Vacant
MN-07 Michelle Fischbach 202-225-2165
MO-01 Ms Cori Bush 202-225-2406
MT- At Large Matthew Rosendale 202-225-3211
NC-05 Viginia Foxx 202-225-2071
NC-Senate: Richard Burr, 202-224-3154
NE-Senate: Ben Sasse, 202-224-4224
* NJ-06 Frank Pallone Jr. 202-225-4671
NV-03 Susie Lee 202-225-3252
NY-14 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 202-225-3965
NY-16 Jamaal Bowman 202-225-2464
NY-23 Tom Reed 202-225-3161
NY-27 Christopher Jacobs 202-225-5265
NY-Senate: Chuck Schumer, 202-224-6542
OH-01 Steve Chabot 202-225-2216
OH-04 Jim Jordan 202-225-2676
OH-05 Robert E. Latta 202-225-6405
OH-15 Mike Carey 202-225-2015
OH-Senate: Rob Portman, 202-224-3353
OR-02 Cliff Bentz 202-225-6730
* OR-Senate: Ron Wyden, 202-224-5244
PA-10 Scott Perry 202-225-5836
PA-Senate: Pat Toomey, 202-224-4254
SC-06 James E. Clyburn 202-225-3315
SD-At Large Dusty Johnson 202-225-2801
SD-Senate: John Thune, 202-224-2321
TN-06 John Rose 202-225-4231
TN-08 David Kustoff 202-225-4714
TN-Senate: Marsha Blackburn, 202-224-3344
TN-Senate: Bill Hagerty, 202-224-4944
TX-02 Dan Crenshaw 202-225-6565
TX-04 Mr. Pat Fallon 202-225-6673
TX-08 Kevin Brady 202-225-4901
TX-11 August Pfluger 202-225-3605
TX-14 Randy Weber 202-225-2831
TX-16 Veronica Escobar 202-225-4831
TX-17 Pete Sessions 202-225-6105
TX-21 Chip Roy 202-225-4236
TX-22 Troy Nehls 202-225-5951
TX-23 Tony Gonzales 202-225-4511
TX-27 Michael Cloud 202-225-7742
TX-31 John Carter 202-225-3864
TX-33 Marc Veasey 202-225-9897
TX-36 Brian Babin 202-225-1555
TX-Senate: Ted Cruz, 202-224-5922
TX-Senate: John Cornyn, 202-224-2934
UT-01 Blake Moore 202-225-0453
UT-02 Chris Stewart 202-225-9730
UT-03 John Curtis 202-225-7751
UT-Senate: Mike Lee, 202-224-5444
UT-Senate: Mitt Romney, 202-224-5251
VA-05 Bob Good 202-225-4711
VA-06 Benjamin Cline 202-225-5431
VA-Senate: Tim Kaine, 202-224-4024
VI (US Virgin Islands) Stacey Plaskett 202-225-1790
* WA-05 Cathy McMorris Rodgers 202-225-2006
WI-Senate: Ron Johnson, 202-224-5323
WV-02 Alex Mooney 202-225-2711
WV-03 Carol Miller 202-225-3452
WV-Senate: Joe Manchin, 202-224-3954
WY-Senate: Cynthia Lummis, 202-224-3424
WY-Senate: John Barrasso, 202-224-6441
* Due to their positions in leadership or as Chairs of the Committees that have jurisdiction over the LTA, these members are unlikely to cosponsor. However, because they are in these powerful positions, it’s even more important that they hear from constituents! Please call and ask that they use their position to ensure that the LTA is voted on and becomes law during this Congress.
CALL SCRIPT:
“I’m a constituent calling about the Lymphedema Treatment Act, bill number S.1315 in the Senate and H.R.3630 in the House. This bill was just unanimously passed out of the Energy & Commerce Committee, and I hope that [Senator/Representative name] will join as a cosponsor of this bill. [This issue is important to me because…] Will you please pass on my message to your Health Legislative Aide?”
TIPS ON PERSONALIZING YOUR MESSAGE:
The most effective things you can say are why your doctor prescribed compression garments are essential to your health and quality of life. The focus should be on their medical necessity, and how they enable you to manage your lymphedema, prevent complications like infections, keep you able to work, take care of your family, etc. – whatever is most applicable for you.
The most important thing to avoid saying is that they are expensive. Cost, or a person’s ability to afford to pay out of pocket, is not a reason why something should be covered by insurance, only medical necessity is. Keep the focus on compression garments being essential for the treatment and management of lymphedema, just as insulin is for a diabetic.
