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Help ADAPT Keep the Pressure on Democrats in the House!

ADAPT is back in the House today working to secure additional cosponsors for the Disability Integration Act (H.R. 555). Per this morning’s alert, yesterday’s actions were hugely successful and we are extremely close to having the number of cosponsors needed to ensure passage in the House of Representatives!

ADAPT put out a press release this morning about their ongoing efforts today in the House to call on Democratic Representatives to keep their promise of civil rights for all. ADAPT has also called on House Leadership to cosponsor the Disability Integration Act (DIA), and NCIL joins in that call for support. At NCIL’s Annual Conference over the summer, Speaker Pelosi proudly wore a DIA pin and committed to securing as many cosponsors as she could for the bill (watch a video or read the transcript). It is time for her and the rest of House Leadership to cosponsor the DIA!

Keep Taking Action!

Check the list of current cosponsors, and if your Representative is still not a cosponsor, call now and demand they become a cosponsor today. Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or (202) 224-3091 (TTY) and ask to be connected to your Representative’s office, or contact their office directly using the House directory. You can use these fact sheets for talking points.

And, keep following and boosting the action on social media using the hashtags #ADAPTandRESIST, #DisabilityFreedom, and #DIAtoday.