June 3, 2020
The Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations Room S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 |
The Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations Room S-146A, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 |
The Honorable Roy Blunt, Chairman Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations 131 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 |
The Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Senate Committee on Appropriations 156 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 |
Dear Chairman Shelby, Vice Chairman Leahy, Chairman Blunt, and Ranking Member Murray,
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to reject the inclusion of outdated rider language in the Fiscal Year 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bills that prohibits the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from spending any federal dollars to promulgate or adopt a national unique patient identifier (UPI).