Newsletter Archives

We had fantastic in-person meetings in DC this week, and it is now clear that if we are going to get the Lymphedema Treatment Act through the Senate this year and signed into law, it must be through inclusion in the year-end omnibus package. Further, it’s anticipated that the package may be finalized as soon […]

This is an actual response one of our advocates received from her Senate office: “Thank you for your advocacy and dedication to this issue. It is people like you who make these things a reality. Before I worked here (4 years ago), I had no clue what Lymphedema was and the impact it has on […]

To watch a video of the 11/17 full House vote on the Lymphedema Treatment Act click here or on the image to the right.Note that there were 76 Representatives who had not cosponsored the LTA, but still voted “yea”. And conversely, there were 5 cosponsors who voted “no.” This is why it’s so important for […]

This map shows how many calls have been made from each state since Monday using our Senate Call Action Alert. More calls are urgently needed – whether your Senators are cosponsors or not – because we need their help getting the Lymphedema Treatment Act scheduled for a Senate vote! Without a Senate vote, the bill […]

On Thursday 11/17 the full House of Representatives passed the Lymphedema Treatment Act! Click here to see if your Representative was among the 402 yes votes, the 13 no votes, or the 17 non-voting members. Please join us in letting our House lead sponsor and co-lead sponsor know how much we appreciate their leadership on […]

Today, the House is scheduled to vote on all remaining bills on the agenda for this week, including the Lymphedema Treatment Act! Click here to watch the vote live.  Votes are estimated to begin at 1:00pm, but the schedule is always subject to change. Also, we’ve been told that it may be a “bloc” vote, […]

This week the Lymphedema Treatment Act will be voted on in the full House of Representatives – please call your Representative and ask that they vote “YES”!  Votes begin at 6:30pm on Monday, November 14th. Even if your Representative is a cosponsor, that does not guarantee they are a “yes” vote, so it’s important that […]

Thank you to everyone who emailed and called their congressional offices and encouraged them to attend the briefing about the Lymphedema Treatment Act held on October 24th. You can watch a video of the briefing HERE.  This was not a vote. The purpose of the briefing was to update offices on the importance of the […]

Today, at 3:00PM eastern time, a briefing on the Lymphedema Treatment Act will be held for congressional staff. We encourage you to call your members’ offices before that time, to remind them to attend. Our organization re-sent the invitation, with link to register, to every congressional office this morning. The phone numbers for your members […]