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DD Act Reauthorization
VOR Action
Alert
June 23, 2000
The DD Act Reauthorization and H.R. 797: Overview of VOR's concerns and
related solutions
VOR members visited the offices of every Member of Congress during the week
of June 12, 2000. They shared information related to H.R. 797 (and its
companion, S. 88), which aims to ensure certain managed care safeguards for
people with disabilities, and information related to the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) reauthorization.
The DD Act programs are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. The Senate's version of the reauthorization (S. 1809) passed in
the Fall of 1999. No reauthorization bill has yet been introduced in the House.
VOR's objectives in sharing this information included -
(A) Support DD Act reauthorization by the 106th Congress, with a few changes
to protect people with severe and profound mental retardation (see 1,2, and 3
below).
(B) A Commerce Committee hearing on the reauthorization of DD Act. Letters to
Chairman of the Commerce Committee, Thomas Bliley (R-VA), from Congressional
offices in support of a hearing on this issue are needed.
(C) Passage of H.R. 797 and S. 88 by the 106th Congress either as stand alone
measures, or in conjunction with the DD Act Reauthorization. These common-sense,
no cost (per CBO) measures help ensure that all people with disabilities enjoy
access to specialized health care in a managed care construct.
VOR is requesting amendments to the DD Act that -
(A) Expressly support choice in residential options, including ICF/MR and
institutional settings.
(B) Limit class action litigation to situations in which the residents of the
facility, or their family members/guardians as appropriate, agree that
litigation is required to redress systemic abuse and neglect.
(C) Incorporate the provisions of H.R. 797 in the reauthorization of the DD
Act.
Contact information for Members of Congress
U.S. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
The Honorable Jane Doe
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Doe:
The Honorable Jane Doe
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Representative Doe:
Contact information for Members of the Commerce Committee
106th Congress Members of the House Commerce Committee (by State)
(*=member of Health and Environment Subcommittee)
*ARIZONA, The Honorable John Shadegg (R-4th)
Phone: 202-225-3361, FAX: 202-225-3462, j.shadegg@mail.house.gov
*CALIFORNIA, The Honorable Brian Bilbray (R-49th)
Phone: 202-225-2040, FAX: 202-225-2948, brian.bilbray@mail.house.gov
*CALIFORNIA, The Honorable Lois Capps (D-22nd)
Phone: 202-225-3601, FAX: 202-225-5632, lois.capps@mail.house.gov
CALIFORNIA, The Honorable Christopher Cox (R-47th)
Phone: 202-225-5611, FAX: 202-225-9177, christopher.cox@mail.house.gov
*CALIFORNIA, The Honorable Anna Eshoo (D-14th)
Phone: 202-225-8104, FAX: 202-225-8890, annagram@mail.house.gov
CALIFORNIA, The Honorable James E. Rogan (R-27th)
Phone: 202-225-4176, FAX: 202-225-5828,
jer@mail.house.gov
*CALIFORNIA, The Honorable Henry A. Waxman (D-29th)
Phone: 202-225-3976, FAX: 202-225-4099
*COLORADO, The Honorable Diana L. DeGette (D-1st)
Phone: 202-225-4431, FAX: 202-225-5657, degette@mail.house.gov
*FLORIDA, The Honorable Michael Bilirakis (R-9th) [Chair of
Subcommittee]
Phone: 202-225-5755, FAX: 202-225-4085, FL09@mail.house.gov
*FLORIDA, The Honorable Peter Deutsch (D-20th)
Phone: 202-225-7931, FAX: 202-225-8456, pdeutsch.pub@mail.house.gov
*FLORIDA, The Honorable Cliff Stearns (R-6th)
Phone: 202-225-5744, FAX: 202-225-3973, cstearns@mail.house.gov
*GEORGIA, The Honorable Nathan Deal (R-9th)
Phone: 202-225-5211, FAX: 202-225-8272
*GEORGIA, The Honorable Charles Norwood (R-10th)
Phone: 202-225-4101, FAX: 202-225-0279
ILLINOIS, The Honorable Bobby Rush (D-1st)
Phone: 202-225-4372, FAX: 226-0333, bobby.rush@mail.house.gov
ILLINOIS, The Honorable John M. Shimkus (R-20th)
Phone: 202-225-5271, FAX: 202-225-5880
*IOWA, The Honorable Greg Ganske (R-4th)
Phone: 202-225-4426, FAX: 202-225-3193, rep.ganske@mail.house.gov
*KENTUCKY, The Honorable Edward Whitfield (R-1st)
Phone: 202-225-3115, FAX: 202-225-3547
LOUISIANA, The Honorable W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-3rd)
Phone: 202-225-4031, FAX: 202-225-0563
MARYLAND, The Honorable Robert Ehrlich, Jr. (R-2nd)
Phone: 202-225-3061, FAX: 202-225-3094, ehrlich@mail.house.gov
MARYLAND, The Honorable Albert Wynn (D-4th)
Phone: 202-225-8699, FAX: 202-225-8714, awynn@mail.house.gov
MASSACHUSETTS, The Honorable Edward J. Markey (D-7th)
Phone: 202-225-2836
MICHIGAN, The Honorable John D. Dingell (D-16th) RANKING MINORITY
Phone: 202-225-4071, FAX: 226-0371,
public.dingell@mail.house.gov
*MICHIGAN, The Honorable Bart Stupak (D-1st)
Phone: 202-225-4735, FAX: 202-225-4744, stupak@mail.house.gov
*MICHIGAN, The Honorable Fred Upton (R-6th)
Phone: 202-225-3761, FAX: 202-225-4986, talk2.fsu@mail.house.gov
MINNESOTA, The Honorable Bill Luther (D-6th)
Phone: 202-225-2271, FAX: 202-225-3368,
tell.bill@mail.house.gov
*MISSISSIPPI, The Honorable Charles Pickering, Jr. (R-3rd)
Phone: 202-225-5031, FAX: 202-225-5797, pickering@hr.house.gov
MISSOURI, The Honorable Roy Blunt (R-7th)
Phone: 202-225-6536, FAX: 202-225-5604, blunt@mail.house.gov
MISSOURI, The Honorable Karen McCarthy (D-5th)
Phone: 202-225-4535, FAX: 202-225-4403
*NEW JERSEY, The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th)
Phone: 202-225-4671, FAX: 202-225-9665, frank.pallone@mail.house.gov
NEW MEXICO, The Honorable Heather A. Wilson (R-1st)
Phone: 202-225-6316, FAX: 202-225-4975,
ask.heather@mail.house.gov
NEW YORK, The Honorable Eliot Engel (D-17th)
Phone: 202-225-2464, FAX: 202-225-5513
NEW YORK, The Honorable Vito Fossella (R-13th)
Phone: 202-225-3371, FAX: 226-1272, vito.fossella@mail.house.gov
NEW YORK, The Honorable Rick Lazio (R-2nd)
Phone: 202-225-3335, FAX: 202-225-4669,
lazio@mail.house.gov
NEW YORK, The Honorable Edolphus Towns (D-10th)
Phone: 202-225-5936, FAX: 202-225-1018, edolphus.towns@mail.house.gov
*NORTH CAROLINA, The Honorable Richard M. Burr (R-5th)
Phone: 202-225-2071, FAX: 202-225-2995,
richard.burrNC05@mail.house.gov
*OHIO, The Honorable Sherrod Brown (D-13th) [Ranking Minority on
Subcommittee]
Phone: 202-225-3401, FAX: 202-225-2266, sherrod@mail.house.gov
OHIO, The Honorable Paul E. Gillmor (R-5th)
Phone: 202-225-6405, FAX: 202-225-1985
OHIO, The Honorable Michael G. Oxley (R-4th)
Phone: 202-225-2676, mike.oxley@mail.house.gov
OHIO, The Honorable Thomas C. Sawyer (D-14th)
Phone: 202-225-5231, FAX: 202-225-5278
*OHIO, The Honorable Ted Strickland (D-6th)
Phone: 202-225-5705, FAX: 202-225-5907,
ted.strickland@mail.house.gov
*OKLAHOMA, The Honorable Tom Coburn (R-2nd)
Phone: 202-225-2701, FAX: 202-225-3038,
rep.coburn@mail.house.gov
OKLAHOMA, The Honorable Steve Largent (R-1st)
Phone: 202-225-2211, FAX: 202-225-9187,
ok01.largent@mail.house.gov
*PENNSYLVANIA, The Honorable Jim Greenwood (R-8th)
Phone: 202-225-4276, FAX: 202-225-9511,
pawizard@mail.house.gov
PENNSYLVANIA, The Honorable Ron Klink (R-4th)
Phone: 202-225-2565, FAX: 226-2274
*TENNESSEE, The Honorable Ed Bryant (R-7th)
Phone: 202-225-2811, FAX: 202-225-2989
TENNESSEE, The Honorable Bart Gordon (D-6th)
Phone: 202-225-4231, FAX: 202-225-6887,
bart.gordon@mail.house.gov
TEXAS, The Honorable Joe Barton (R-6th)
Phone: 202-225-2002, FAX: 202-225-3052,
rep.barton@mail.house.gov
*TEXAS, The Honorable Gene Green (D-29th)
Phone: 202-225-1688, FAX: 202-225-9903,
ask.gene@mail.house.gov
*TEXAS, The Honorable Ralph M. Hall (D-4th)
Phone: 202-225-6673, FAX: 202-225-3332,
rmhall@mail.house.gov
*VIRGINIA, The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (R-7th) CHAIRMAN OF
COMMERCE
Phone: 202-225-2815, FAX: 202-225-0011,
tom.bliley@mail.house.gov
VIRGINIA, The Honorable Rick Boucher (D-9th)
Phone: 202-225-3861, FAX: 202-225-0442,
ninthnet@mail.house.gov
*WISCONSIN, The Honorable Thomas Barrett (D-5th)
Phone: 202-225-3571, FAX: 202-225-2185,
telltom@mail.house.gov
*WYOMING, The Honorable Barbara Cubin (R-at large)
Phone: 202-225-2311, FAX: 202-225-3057,
barbara.cubin@mail.house.gov
