Tell Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

In March, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI) Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (R-DE) introduced the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act H.R. 7055. This bipartisan legislation would expand Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s National Asthma Control Program, which aims to increase federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for individuals affected by asthma.

Please take a moment to send a letter to your U.S. House Representative to urge them to cosponsor the Family Asthma Act.

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Tell Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act!

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I'm writing today to urge you to cosponsor the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act (H.R. 7055), which would expand the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s National Asthma Control Program. This bipartisan legislation would increase awareness and educational efforts in all 50 states and direct the CDC to collaborate with state and local health departments to educate the public about asthma.

According to CDC, over 25 million people, including over 5 million children, live with asthma in the United States. Asthma disproportionately impacts women and minority communities, as well as individuals living below the federal poverty line. Additionally, there are many significant economic consequences associated with asthma, including over $80 billion annually in medical and indirect costs in the form of missed days of school and work.

This legislation would require the development of state plans to address asthma, especially for communities disproportionately affected, and would require the collection and coordination of data on the impact of asthma on them. These provisions are important steps that will help reduce the burden of asthma in affected communities and help millions of families.

I urge you to cosponsor Family Asthma Act (H.R. 7055).

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