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Letters of Support

Armed Services

• National Defense Authorization Act Levin (.pdf) - 9/17/09
• National Defense Authorization Act McCain (.pdf) - 9/17/09
• National Defense Authorization Act McKeon (.pdf) - 9/17/09
• National Defense Authorization Act Skelton (.pdf) - 9/17/09

Physical Therapy Qualifications Standards

• Burr VA Qualifications (.pdf) - 3/9/09
• Buyer VA Qualifications (.pdf) - 3/9/09
• Filner VA Qualifications (.pdf) - 3/9/09
• Michaud VA Qualifications (.pdf) - 3/9/09
• VA Qualifications Miller (.pdf) - 3/9/09

Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act

• HR 1036 Herseth-Sandlin (.pdf) - 2/17/09

A bill to modify the appointment and grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps

• S 1664-Johnson (.pdf) - 9/25/09

Arthritis Prevention

Arthritis Prevention Control and Cure Act of 2009

• HR 1210 Eshoo (.pdf) - 3/9/09
• HR 1210-Upton (.pdf) - 3/9/09

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009

• S 1213 Baucus/Conrad (.pdf) - 8/3/09

Falls Prevention

Resolution - September 22, 2009, Declared National Falls Prevention Day

• SR 276 Kohl (.pdf) - 9/23/09

Health Information Technology

Health Information Technology Financing Act of 2009

• HR 3014 Dahlkemper (.pdf) - 7/9/09

Improving Accessibility of Services

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS)

• S 697 Kennedy (.pdf) - 6/30/09

Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act

• HR 1430 Pascrell/Cantor (.pdf) - 4/10/09

Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2009

• HR 2068 Thompson (.pdf) - 7/22/09

Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapy

• HR 1829 Baldwin (.pdf) - 5/8/09
• HR 1829 Murphy (.pdf) - 5/8/09
• HR 1829 Pomeroy (.pdf) - 5/8/09

Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health Act

• S. 2741 Udall (.pdf) - 11/16/09

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

IDEA Full Funding Act

• S 1652 Harkin (.pdf) - 9/17/09

Everyone Deserves Unconditional Access to Education (EDUCATE) Act

• HR 3578 Van Hollen (.pdf) - 10/29/09

Medicare Home Health

The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act

• HR 1094 Lewis (.pdf) - 7/15/09

Student Loans

Physical Therapy Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act

• S 1057 Tester (.pdf) - 5/26/09
• S 1057 Wicker (.pdf) - 5/26/09

Access to Frontline Health Care Act

• HR 2891 Braley (.pdf) - 6/17/09
• HR 2891 Space (.pdf)- 6/17/09
  
  

Support for Small Businesses

Bill to Amend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

• HR 2345 Adler (.pdf) - 6/23/09
• HR 2345 Broun (.pdf) - 6/23/09
• HR 2345 Simpson (.pdf) - 6/23/09

Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009

• HR 3854 Velazquez (.pdf) - 10/29/09
  
  

Women's Health

Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research, and Treatment for Women Act

• HR 1032 Capps (.pdf) - 5/8/09

[Last updated: 11/16/09 | Contact: advocacy@apta.org]