FDA Globalization Act of 2008 - Legislators to Contact

Your Representative

Writing to your Representative is the most important thing, because your Representative is supposed to represent his/her constituents. If you don't know who your Representative is, or need contact information for him/her, you can look it up here.

Knowing if your Representative serves on a committe that could directly influence the outcome of the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 is important when you write or contact him/her. The most important committee at this time is the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Another Committee that could influence the outcome of the bill and its impace on small businesses is the House Small Business Committee, especially the Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade. Lists of the members of those committees are below.

If your Representative does serve on either of these committees, your letter, email, phone call or visit may have a much higher impact on the outcome of the proposed legislation. Even if your Rep is not on one of them, you should still contact him or her because he/she will be voting on the final bill if it goes to the House for approval.

Committee on Energy and Commerce

These are all the members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ones who are serving on the Subcommittee on Health are marked with a *.

House Small Business Committee

The House Small Business Committee deals with matters concerning small business. In particular, their Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade may have a say in the outcome of the FDA Globalization Act as it pertains to small business and the negative impact the act may have on them.

Members of the full House Small Business Committee are listed below, with those on the subcommittee marked with an *

Additional people you could contact

In addition to writing to your Representative, whatever committee(s) he/she serves on, you could also write to:

• John D. Dingell, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Frank Pallone, JR (NJ), Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
• Bart Stupak (MI), Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Nydia Velazquez (NY), Chairman, House Committe on Small Business
• Charlie Gonzalez (TX), Chairman, House Committe on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade