It is very important for members of these committees to be contacted frequently by CFIDS advocates. Please consider contacting the Members of Congress on this list, in addition to your own  Senators and Representative, to ensure that they are aware of the impact of CFIDS and include provisions to help persons with CFIDS in their legislation.

For sample letters and contact information and other details about participating in CFIDS advocacy, please see the grassroots advocacy page.

Please visit our Grassroots Action Center for a Congressional Directory.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Appropriations committee
Subcommittee on Labor, Heath & Human Services, Education & Related Agengies (L/HHS)

Majority
Chair: David R. Obey (WI)
Nita M. Lowey (NY)
Rosa L. DeLauro (CT)
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL)
Patrick J. Kennedy (RI)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
Barbara Lee (CA)
Michael Honda (CA)
Betty McCollum (MN)
Tim Ryan (OH)
James P. Moran (VA)

Minority
Ranking Member: Todd Tiahrt (KS)
Dennis R. Rehberg (MT)
Rodney Alexander (LA)
Jo Bonner (AL)
Tom Cole (OK)
Jerry Lewis (CA), Ex Officio

Committee On Energy And Commerce
Subcommittee on Heath

Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey, Chairman
John D. Dingell, MI
Bart Gordon, TN
Anna G. Eshoo, CA
Eliot L. Engel, NY
Gene Green, TX
Diana DeGette, CO
Lois Capps, CA, Vice Chair
Jan Schakowsky, IL
Tammy Baldwin, WI
Mike Ross, AR
Anthony D. Weiner, NY
Jim Matheson, UT
Jane Harman, CA
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX
John Barrow, GA
Donna M. Christensen, VI
Kathy Castor, FL
John P. Sarbanes, MD
Christopher S. Murphy, CT
Zachary T. Space, OH
Betty Sutton, OH
Bruce L. Braley, IA
Henry A. Waxman, CA (ex officio)

Nathan Deal, GA, Ranking Member
Ralph M. Hall, TX
Ed Whitfield, KY
John Shimkus, IL
John B. Shadegg, AZ
Roy Blunt, MO
Steve Buyer, IN
Joseph R. Pitts, PA
Mike Rogers, MI
Sue Wilkins Myrick, NC
Tim Murphy, PA
Michael C. Burgess, TX
Marsha Blackburn, TN
Phil Gingrey, GA
Joe Barton, TX (ex officio)

SENATE

Appropriations committee
Subcommittee on Labor, Heath & Human Services, Education & Related Agengies (L/HHS)

Democratic Subcommittee Members
Senator Tom Harkin (Chairman) (IA)
Senator Daniel Inouye (HI)
Senator Herb Kohl (WI)
Senator Patty Murray (WA)
Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)
Senator Richard Durbin (IL)
Senator Jack Reed (RI)
Senator Mark Pryor (AR)
Senator Arlen Specter (PA)

Republican Subcommittee Members
Senator Thad Cochran (MS)
Senator Judd Gregg (NH)
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
Senator Richard Shelby (AL)
Senator Lamar Alexander (TN)

SENATE

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee

Democrats by Rank
Tom Harkin (IA)
Christopher Dodd (CT)
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Patty Murray (WA)
Jack Reed (RI)
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)
Kay Hagan (NC)
Jeff Merkley (OR)
Al Franken (MN)
Michael Bennet (CO)

Republicans by Rank
Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Judd Gregg (NH)
Lamar Alexander (TN)
Richard Burr (NC)
Johnny Isakson (GA)
John McCain (AZ)
Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Tom Coburn, M.D. (OK)
Pat Roberts (KS)