There are twelve new co-sponsors for H.R. 5513, the Home Oxygen Patient Protection (HOPP) Act, bringing the new total to 46. The additions include Representatives Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.), Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Brad Miller (D-N.C.), Nick Rahall (D-W.V.), Mike Ross (D-Ark.), John Sweeney (R-N.Y.), and Curt Weldon (R-Penn.). One new H.R. 3559 co-sponsor, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), brings the total to 129 for the Hobson-Tanner bill.
A big thank you to all of the state associations and individuals who worked to secure this support including the homecare associations in Nevada (NAMPS), Georgia (GAMES), West Virginia (WVMESA), New York (NYMEP), Rhode Island (NEMED), North Carolina (NCAMES), Texas (MESA), Pennsylvania PAMS), and Missouri (MAMES). Take advantage of the coming August recess to meet with your Members of Congress in district offices about these issues. For details about how to conduct effective meetings and host effective site visits, see the Grassroots Toolbox at http://www.aahomecare.org.
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