Representatives Loebsack, Latta, McEachin, and Long invite you to cosponsor bipartisan legislation that would improve the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband availability maps.
Category: Consumer Affairs
Gluten in Medicine
According to the Mayo Clinic, the rate of celiac disease has almost quadrupled over the past 50 years. Celiac disease is a serious, genetic autoimmune disorder in which ingesting gluten causes damage to the villi of the small intestine. The only treatment
is the total elimination of gluten-containing products, including wheat, barley, and rye sources. For some, failure to avoid these can lead to life-threatening complications. Currently, this is nearly impossible to determine the presence of gluten in prescription
medicine.
Support Minority, Women, and Low-Income Banks & Credit Unions
Black banks have long
served low- and moderate-income neighborhoods by providing mortgages, opportunities to build credit, and welcoming places to deposit earnings, but they are now in danger of disappearing. The
New Market Tax Credit (NMTC), a venture capital program intended to attract investment to these lower income neighborhoods which need it the most, has instead put money in the pockets of a few wealthy developers. Additionally, the Great Recession hit black
banks hard. Creative Investment Research, a firm that monitors minority-owned financial institutions, found that nearly a quarter have gone out of business, and predicts there will only be seven left in the entire country by 2028 if the status quo does not
change.
Keep Our Genes Private: Support the Genetic Information Privacy Act of 2019
Whether it is to learn more about their ancestry or their predisposition to disease, every day, U.S. citizens send their genetic information to testing services. But
many U.S. citizens are unaware of what happens to their genetic information after they send it in. Services that conduct genetic tests on consumers receive a wealth of genetic information that includes both intimate and personally identifiable information.
These services are then able to sell their consumers’ data to third parties without their consent.
Horseracing Integrity Act – Join 210+ Bipartisan Cosponsors!
As the Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Horse Caucus, we invite you to cosponsor H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity Act. The legislation authorizes the creation of an independent oversight body, known as the Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (HADA) responsible
for creating and enforcing a national anti-doping program for the entire horseracing industry, including Thoroughbred, Standardbred and Quarter Horse racing, to ensure fair and safe competition across the thirty-eight state-based racing jurisdictions. It will
also safeguard the welfare of the equine athlete by prohibiting the use of medication within 24 hours of a race. We believe our legislation and the establishment of HADA will restore integrity and public confidence in this centuries-old shared national pastime.
Cosponsor the USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act
We urge your support for
H.R. 3534, the USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act.
Cosponsor the RARE Act, endorsed by 140 patient groups!
Please join Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-R-8) and I and become a cosponsor of the
Rare diseases Advancement, Research, and Education (RARE) Act (H.R. 4228) in the 116th Congress. This bipartisan bill will expand the ability of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC)
to study rare diseases by improving treatment, research, and diagnostics of rare diseases through new and existing programs. This legislation has been endorsed by 140 patient groups.
Support H.R. 3975, the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act
In 2003, Congress passed the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumer Act (FCLCA), which put in place protections for a patient’s right to shop around for the best contact lens price. The 2004 Contact Lens Rule implementing the law required
seller verification of a prescription, or automatic verification should a prescriber not respond within eight business hours. Some online contact lens sellers use dangerous loopholes — including the use of robocalls — to bypass the verification process.
An accurate and clear prescription verification process is essential to ensure patients are not given wrong, unprescribed lenses that can result in permanent vision loss.
Oppose Child Labor in the DRC
Please join me in supporting H.Res.531, expressing concern about the worst forms of child labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Support H.R. 4404 to Ensure Patients are Adequately Informed and Empowered about their Prescriptions
There are millions of Americans who are taking prescribed and over-the-counter medication that can greatly increase the risk of suicide or depression. Therefore, it is critically important that those risk factors are prominently
displayed on the medication to ensure that patients, along with their health care provider and pharmacist, can have a more thorough discussion as it relates to patient safety and awareness of harmful side effects.