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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 56 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 November 1,
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
Sen. Tom Cotton (R)
Primary Sponsor
Rep. Rick Crawford (R)
Primary Sponsor
CALIFORNIA
Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
Rep. Ed Royce (R)
Primary Sponsor
Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
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
INDIANA
Rep. Andre Carson (D)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R)
Primary Sponsor
IOWA
Rep. Rod Blum (R)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R)
Primary Sponsor
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)
Primary Sponsor

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

MARYLAND
Rep. John Sarbanes (D)
Ways and Means Committee

OKLAHOMA
Rep. Tom Cole (R)

MICHIGAN
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D)
Primary Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Dan Kildee (D)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D)
Primary Sponsor
Finance Committee
MINNESOTA
Rep. Tim Walz (D)
NEW JERSEY
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D)
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Chris Smith (R)
Primary Sponsor
NEW MEXICO
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D)
Primary Sponsor
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D)
Primary Sponsor
Sen. Tom Udall (D)
Primary Sponsor
NORTH CAROLINA
Rep. GK Butterfield (D)
Primary Sponsor
Energy and Commerce Committee
OHIO
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Primary Sponsor
Finance Committee

OREGON
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D)
Primary 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)
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
RHODE ISLAND
Rep. Jim Langevin (D)
TEXAS
Rep. Pete Olson (R)
Energy and Commerce Committee
UTAH
Rep. Chris Stewart (R)
VIRGINIA
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R)
Primary Sponsor
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R)
WASHINGTON
Rep. Denny Heck (D)
WISCONSIN
Rep. Ron Kind (R)
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Mark Pocan (D)
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R)
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