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115th Congress Cosponsors
APMA gratefully recognizes grassroots members who have succeeded in garnering cosponsors for our Medicaid beneficiary access
to podiatrists legislation (HR 1542, S 1533) and our physician parity at the Veterans Health Administration legislation (HR 1058).
Below is a list of the members of Congress who have joined as

cosponsors to the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access
to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act and VA Provider Equity Act as
of July 12, 2017. Help us find cosponsors from your state. Log on
to APMA's eAdvocacy portal at www.apma.org/eAdvocacy to send
a message to your representatives.

COSPONSORS: HR 1542, S 1533 / The Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
ARKANSAS
Rep. Rick Crawford (R)

INDIANA
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R)

NEW MEXICO
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D)

RHODE ISLAND
Rep. Jim Langevin (D)

CALIFORNIA
Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
Rep. Ed Royce (R)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D)

IOWA
Rep. Rod Blum (R)
Rep. Steve King (R)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D)
Energy and
Commerce Committee
Rep. David Young (R)

NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. GK Butterfield (D)
Energy and
Commerce Committee

TEXAS
Rep. Pete Olson (R)
Energy and
Commerce Committee

OHIO
Rep. Bill Johnson (R)
Primary Sponsor
Energy and
Commerce Committee
Rep. Tim Ryan (D)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, DPM (R)

UTAH
Rep. Chris Stewart (R)

OKLAHOMA
Rep. Tom Cole (R)

WASHINGTON
Rep. Denny Heck (D)

OREGON
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D)
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D)
Energy and
Commerce Committee

WISCONSIN
Rep. Ron Kind (R)
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Mark Pocan (D)
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R)

COLORADO
Rep. Diane DeGette (D)
Primary Sponsor
Energy and
Commerce Committee
Rep. Scott Tipton (R)
FLORIDA
Rep. Al Lawson (D)
Rep. Darren Soto (D)
Rep. Debbie
Wasserman Schultz (D)
GEORGIA
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D)
ILLINOIS
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D)
Primary Sponsor
Energy and
Commerce Committee

KENTUCKY
Rep. Hal Rogers (R)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D)
MARYLAND
Rep. John Sarbanes (D)
Ways and Means Committee
MICHIGAN
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D)
Energy and
Commerce Committee
MINNESOTA
Rep. Tim Walz (D)
NEW JERSEY
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D)
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Chris Smith (R)

VIRGINIA
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R)

PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R)
Ways and Means Committee

COSPONSORS: HR 1058 / The VA Provider Equity Act
CALIFORNIA
Rep. Julia Brownley (D)
Primary Sponsor
Veterans Affairs Committee
Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD (D)
Primary Sponsor
Veterans Affairs Committee
Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
CONNECTICUT
Rep. James Himes (D)
FLORIDA
Rep. Daren Soto (D)
ILLINOIS
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R)

INDIANA
Rep. Andre Carson (D)

MICHIGAN
Rep. David Trott (R)

IOWA
Rep. Rod Blum (R)
Rep. Steve King (R)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D)
Rep. David Young (R)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D)
Veterans Affairs Committee

LOUISIANA
Rep. Ralph Abraham, MD (R)
Primary Sponsor
Veterans Affairs Committee
Rep. Clay Higgins (R)
Veterans Affairs Committee

OHIO
Rep. Michael Turner (R)
Armed Services Committee
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, DPM (R)
Primary Sponsor
Veterans Affairs Committee
Armed Services Committee

OREGON
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D)
UTAH
Rep. Mia Love (R)
Rep. Chris Stewart (R)
WASHINGTON
Rep. Denny Heck (D)

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