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Last updated on September 8, 2023.

  • National Plan to End Parkinson’s
    by Bob

    This week, the House of Representatives passed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act! The legislation now heads to the Senate where it will await further consideration and a vote. 

    This crucial step forward is due to the committed, impassioned advocacy of our community! Advocates signed our petition in support of the bill, sent emails, met with their members of Congress and recruited others to support this critical piece of legislation.  

    While we’re thrilled about this progress, the work continues to get this bill passed in the Senate and to the president’s desk to be signed into law. 

    Email from Drew Hatter, Government Relations Officer, THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON’S RESEARCH.

    Now is the time to thank our members of the House, and to request support from our Senators. A previous post has information about how to make your case.

    Request support from our Senators (via MJFF)

    February 2024 Update: The bill in the House has been renamed as the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act“.

    Ted Thompson at the Michael J. Fox Foundation has recently provided us with an Advocacy 101 One-Pager, and talking points for our delegation.

  • Support the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act
    by Bob

    The National Plan to End Parkinson’s is now before Congress. One important action you can do is to contact our legislators and ask them to support the Act.

    The bill has been introduced in both the Senate and the House during the 118th Congress (2023-2024).

    New Mexico has a very accessible and receptive delegation in Congress. You may already know or be in touch with one or more of them.

    Let’s see if we can get every member of our delegation to be become a co-sponsor (Senate) or a supporter (House)! In the list below, a ✅ indicates a cosponsor. A indicates that the member has agreed to sign on, but is not yet listed in the Congressional Record.