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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, S 1871). Below and on page 42 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 January 17, 2018.
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
Sen. Tom Cotton (R)
Original Sponsor
Rep. Rick Crawford (R)
Original Sponsor
CALIFORNIA
Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
Rep. Ed Royce (R)
Original Sponsor
Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
COLORADO
Rep. Diana DeGette (D)
Original 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)
Original Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
INDIANA
Rep. Andre Carson (D)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R)
Original Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
IOWA
Rep. Rod Blum (R)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R)
Original Sponsor
Senate Finance Committee
Rep. Steve King (R)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. David Young (R)

KENTUCKY
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Hal Rogers (R)
Rep. John Yarmuth (D)
Original Sponsor
MARYLAND
Rep. John Sarbanes (D)
Ways and Means Committee
MICHIGAN
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D)
Original Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Dan Kildee (D)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D)
Original Sponsor
Senate Finance Committee
Rep Tim Walberg (R)
Energy & Commerce Committee
MINNESOTA
Rep. Tim Walz (D)
NEW JERSEY
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D)
Original Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Chris Smith (R)
Original Sponsor
NEW MEXICO
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D)
Original Sponsor
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D)
Original Sponsor
Sen. Tom Udall (D)
Original Sponsor
NEW YORK
Rep. Pete King (R)
NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. GK Butterfield (D)
Original Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
OHIO
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Original Sponsor
Senate Finance Committee

OHIO, continued
Rep. Bill Johnson (R)
Original Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Tim Ryan (D)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, DPM (R)
Original Sponsor
OKLAHOMA
Rep. Tom Cole (R)
OREGON
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D)
Original Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D)
Energy and Commerce Committee
PENNSYLVANIA
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R)
Original Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
RHODE ISLAND
Rep. Jim Langevin (D)
TEXAS
Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (D)
Rep. Pete Olson (R)
Energy and Commerce Committee
UTAH
Rep. Chris Stewart (R)
VIRGINIA
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R)
Original Sponsor
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R)
WASHINGTON
Rep. Denny Heck (D)
WISCONSIN
Rep. Ron Kind (R)
Original Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Mark Pocan (D)
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R)
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