7 In May, Indiana AMAC members flooded their state legislature with over 1,400 messages telling it to override the Governor’s veto of HEA 1041, legislation that would prevent biological boys from participating in girls’ sports and helps to keep them out of girls’ locker rooms and restrooms in public schools. Pressure from AMAC members worked as the legislature successfully overrode the veto. In Arizona, AMAC Action joined with a coalition to support H.B. 2492, a bill which requires proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections. This bill passed the state legislature and was signed into law by Governor Doug Ducey in March.
responded to an after-hours call-to-action in June when the US Senate’s Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee quickly decided to vote on S. 4293, the “Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act”, a bill that AMAC Action strongly supports. Within the span of 14 hours leading up to the vote, AMAC members sent over 10,000 messages to the Senate directing it to support S. 4293. The Committee responded by passing the bill with a 19-9 vote supported Senate Resolution 754, which would designate November 13, 2022, as National Warrior Call Day to encourage individuals to talk with members of the Armed Forces and veterans to connect them with support. The resolution was agreed to in the Senate. For two years, AMAC has supported legislation to expand telehealth services to provide seniors with more healthcare choices and was pleased to see appropriators place an extension of these services into a year-end spending bill. In May, Congressman Daniel Webster (FL-11) introduced H.R. 7831 the AMAC- written “Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare (HEALTH) Act”. This bill is designed to increase access to quality healthcare for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
ADVOCACY ANNUAL REPORT
After passing overwhelmingly in the US House of Representatives earlier in 2022, the AMAC-endorsed H.R. 2954, the “Securing a Strong Retirement Act” or SECURE 2.0, was included in a year-end spending package. This legislation contains numerous policy provisions AMAC proposed, including AMAC founder Dan Weber’s concept for auto-enroll retirement accounts, and the bill should make it easier for workers to financially plan for their futures. The year-end spending bill also included a provision prohibiting the funding for a Unique Patient Identifier (UPI). Early in 2022, AMAC Action joined with a coalition of conservative groups and physicians to oppose funding for the UPI (or National Patient ID) that would centralize federal control over Americans’ most personal information and undermine the privacy of the physician-patient relationship.
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