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Tell Your Members of Congress: Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

The Food, Allergy, Saftey, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act lays the critical groundwork for conducting the research necessary to find new treatments and, eventually, a cure for 32 million Americans living with potentially life-threatening food allergies. The FASTER Act also updates allergen labeling to include sesame.

With the FASTER Act having both a House (H.R. 2117) and Senate (S.B 3451) bill, it provides us a significant opportunity to move this important legislation forward more quickly to approval. To accomplish this, we need as many members of Congress as possible to co-sponsor it.

Please take a few moments to email to your Representative and Senators urging them to co-sponsor the FASTER Act. Use the draft letter below that can be personalized to share your own thoughts and personal story. If your Member of Congress has already co-sponsored you can take the opportunity to thank them.

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Tell Your Members of Congress: Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

With the FASTER Act having now been introduced in both the Senate (S.B 3451) and House (H.R. 2117), our goal is to make sure both chambers pass it this year. To accomplish this, we need as many members of Congress as possible to co-sponsor it.

Send an email to your Representative and Senators urging them to co-sponsor the FASTER Act.

All but Murphy and Scott

Subject: Please co-sponsor the FASTER Act (S. 3451)

Message:

Food allergies affect 32 million Americans. The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act (SB 3451) is the first step to ending this epidemic.

That’s why, as your constituent, I’m asking you to co-sponsor it.

FASTER achieves two important goals:

First, it will improve safety by updating labeling laws to include sesame.

Second, it lays the groundwork for more research. Despite the fact that food allergies are a massive and growing problem, research funding lags far behind other diseases. Today, only one FDA-approved treatment exists—and it only helps those with peanut allergy.

FASTER requires additional analysis of the most promising research opportunities that can help us recognize, treat and, ultimately, find a cure for food allergies.

Please co-sponsor the FASTER Act today.

I’m counting on your support.

Thank you.

Current sponsors

Subject: Thank you for your leadership on the FASTER Act

Message:

Thank you for co-sponsoring the FASTER Act in the Senate.

This bill is the first step to ending a food allergy epidemic that now affects 32 million Americans.

Not only will 1.5 million people with sesame allergy finally have a greater measure of protection, but the food allergy community can now look forward to expanding research for new treatments that are so desperately needed.

When we finally cure food allergies, I won’t forget that the process started with the FASTER Act.

As your constituent, I want to thank you for your leadership on these critically important food allergy issues.

Non cosponsors

Subject: Please Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

Message:

Food allergies are a massive and growing problem. Despite 32 million people being affected, research funding lags far behind other diseases. For most, only one “treatment” exists—avoidance and epinephrine. Of course, this isn’t really a treatment since even one mistake could mean death.

That’s why, as your constituent, I’m asking that you co-sponsor the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act (HR 2117).

The health of those with food allergies is jeopardized by a specific immune response to a given food. This disease’s cause, mechanisms, and effects aren’t fully understood.

FASTER requires more food allergy patient data to be collected. This data will help us recognize and treat food allergies and guide the research that will find a cure. It will also improve safety by adding labeling requirements for new allergens as scientific evidence emerges.

Please co-sponsor the FASTER Act today.

I’m counting on your support.

Thank you.

Sponsors of Hr2117

Subject: Thank you for Co-sponsoring the FASTER Act!

Message:

Thank you for co-sponsoring the FASTER Act (HR 2117).

This bill is the first step to ending a food allergy epidemic that now affects 32 million Americans.

Not only will 1.5 million people with sesame allergy finally have a greater measure of protection, but the food allergy community can now look forward to expanding research for new treatments that are so desperately needed.

When we finally cure food allergies, I won’t forget that the process started with the FASTER Act.

As your constituent, I want to thank you for your leadership on these critically important food allergy issues.

Please encourage your colleagues to follow your example.

Thank you.

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Tell Your Members of Congress: Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

Tell Your Members of Congress: Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

Tell Your Senator: Co-sponsor S. 3451, the FASTER Act

Tell Your Members of Congress: Co-sponsor the FASTER Act

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