This afternoon, the Lymphedema Treatment Act was advanced out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee by a unanimous voice vote!
While more work remains, this is a huge step forward for our bill! The next step is a full House vote, then on to the Senate.
Only Representatives serving on the House Energy & Commerce Committee were able to participate in today’s vote. However, the full House vote will include all Representatives, at which time it will be critical for each of them hear from their constituents again, so please stay tuned.
You can use the following links to watch today’s proceedings:
- Opening statements included the LTA and lasted about 10 minutes.
- Member statements about the LTA specifically, followed by the vote, lasted about 15 minutes.
If your Representative serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee (see list below) and therefore voted to advance the bill today, we encourage you to call their office to say thank you. You can find their number here, and no need to follow a script, just speak from your heart.
Many of the members who spoke in support of the bill before the vote mentioned how moved they were by the advocates who had contacted or visited their office and bravely shared their stories. Your voices were heard! Our advocacy is what makes change happen! Together, we can and will pass the Lymphedema Treatment Act!
Heather Ferguson
Founder & Executive Director
Lymphedema Advocacy Group
LymphedemaTreatmentAct.org
These are the members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee
who voted on the Lymphedema Treatment Act today, July 13th:
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