Family Act of 2011 Bill Status

Update: January 4, 2013

The bill died in the 112th Congress and must be re-introduced in the 113th Congress which begins today.  Check back for updates on the Family Act in the 113th Congress.

Senate:

The Family Act of 2011 was introduced into Senate in May 2011.  Here is the current list of Senate Co-Sponsors:

Number of people who sent letters to the U.S. Senate in support of the Family Act:

Progress: 61% Alerts Taken: 6098     Goal: 10000

Number of people who sent letters to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Family Act:

Progress: 18% Alerts Taken: 1814     Goal: 10000

• Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY (Sponsor)
• Daniel Akaka, D-HI (Co-Sponsor)
• Daniel Inouye, D-HI (Co-Sponsor)
• Mary Landrieu, D-LA (Co-Sponsor) 

House of Representatives:

The Family Act of 2011 was introduced in the House of Representatives in November 2011. Here's a current list of House Co-Sponsors as of 11/28/2012:

• John Lewis, D-GA (Sponsor)
• Robert Andrews, D-NJ (Co-Sponsor)
• Charles “Charlie” Bass, R-NH (Co-Sponsor)
• Brian Bilbray, R-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Bruce Braley, D-IA1 (Co-Sponsor)
• Judy Chu, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Emanuel Cleaver, D-MO (Co-Sponsor)
• Steve Cohen, D-TN (Co-Sponsor)
• Rosa L. DeLauro, D-CT (Co-Sponsor)
• Michael “Mike” Doyle, D-PA (Co-Sponsor)
• Eliot Engel, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• Charles Gonzales, D-TX (Co-Sponsor)
• Al Green, D-TX (Co-Sponsor)
• Michael "Mike" Honda, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Steve Israel, D-NY (Co-Sponsor) 
• Walter Jones, R-NC (Co-Sponsor)
• William R. Keating, D-MA (Co-Sponsor)
• Barbara Lee, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Zoe Lofgren, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Nita Lowey, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• James McGovern, D-MA (Co-Sponsor)
• Carolyn Maloney, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• Gwen Moore, D-WI (Co-Sponsor)
• Jerrold Nadler, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• Richard R. Neal, D-MA (Co-Sponsor) 
• John Olver, D-MA (Co-Sponsor)
• Linda Sanchez, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• Loretta Sanchez, D-CA (Co-Sponsor)
• John Tierney, D-MA (Co-Sponsor)
• Edolphus Towns, D-NY (Co-Sponsor)
• Niki Tsongas, D-MA (Co-Sponsor)
• Christopher "Chris" Van Hollen, D-MD8 (Co-Sponsor)
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-FL (Co-Sponsor)

Organizations that support the Family Act:

• American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
• American Congress for Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Fertility Association
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• Association of Community Cancer Centers
• Black Women’s Health Imperative
• Blue Ribbon Advocacy Alliance Letter of Support
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Livestrong
• Men's Health Network
• National Hispanic Medical Association
• RESOLVE's Letter to Senator Gillibrand
• RESOLVE's Letter to Representative Lewis
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Tinina Q. Cade Foundation

The Family Act is mentioned on page 68 of the Congressional Record, April 26, 2012.

Thousands of people inside and outside of the infertility community have shown their support for this bill.  Our goal is to send 10,000 letters by the end of 2012.  The thermometer on the right shows where we are currently in reaching this goal. Click here to send your letter of support to your Senators or Representative today!

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