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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