At the AARC, we think there's no better cause than that of respiratory therapy and the right of respiratory patients to receive competent respiratory care. To that end, the AARC interacts with local, state, and federal governments on public policies that affect our patients and our profession. As an advocate for our members, AARC does more than simply “watchdog” issues. We aggressively advocate for the recognition of the value of respiratory therapy and therapists in all areas of public policy.
How To Find Your US House of Representative Member of Congress
There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. A Congressman or woman represents a district of approximately 650,000 citizens. Every state has 2 United States Senators.
To find your Congressional members, House and Senate, just go to the AARC’s Capitol Connection and put in your zip code. Please note that in very populated and large cities there may be more then one member representing the citizens in the general zip code. If this is the case for you, you'll have to enter your 4 digit zip code extender to narrow it down to the correct member. The Capitol Connection system will assist you with this.
How to Find the Sponsors and Co-sponsors of Congressional Bills
To find out which members of Congress have co-sponsored legislation of interest or track to see if your member has already co-sponsored legislation just follow these steps:- Use the Thomas website, which is sponsored by the Library of Congress
- In the Search Bill Text type in bill number for ex. HR 621 (include space) or S 1484
- On the next page that comes up the bill you are looking for, usually the very first one is highlighted. Click on it
- On the next page, you can click on Bill Summary and Status
- That takes you to the next page which lists among other information the total number of co sponsors, who they are and the date that they co-sponsored the legislation.
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